I bought this chap the other day:
Apart from the fact that I've long wanted to own one of these 'Transitionals', I thought that a wooden body would sit well in a long shooting board that I plan to make. Of course, sight unseen is always a bit of a risk and in this case the body is not perfectly flat and square. It's out by less than a millimetre and only towards one end but presumably that is enough to make it an issue when trying to use it as a jointer. Otherwise the plane is wonderful - a little lick of the blade on a fine diamond plate and it whispered sweetly as a long curl of softwood looped out of its throat.
So, is it sensible (or even permissable!) to true the body using spray-mounted sandpaper in an mdf box like this:
Any advice will be gratefully received - especially from any of the high priests (or the priestess!) of Galoot.
Apart from the fact that I've long wanted to own one of these 'Transitionals', I thought that a wooden body would sit well in a long shooting board that I plan to make. Of course, sight unseen is always a bit of a risk and in this case the body is not perfectly flat and square. It's out by less than a millimetre and only towards one end but presumably that is enough to make it an issue when trying to use it as a jointer. Otherwise the plane is wonderful - a little lick of the blade on a fine diamond plate and it whispered sweetly as a long curl of softwood looped out of its throat.
So, is it sensible (or even permissable!) to true the body using spray-mounted sandpaper in an mdf box like this:
Any advice will be gratefully received - especially from any of the high priests (or the priestess!) of Galoot.