Don't know where you live or where you are building this building. HERE in Central Ohio some/all of the newer posts rot off at ground level in 20-30...
This is a nice image. What would be helpful is to see the OP's plane with it more of a full side view instead of a slightly turned view. Though this...
David, I think Cameron has a good idea about roughing up the surfaces. But I think I’d call Lee Valley and discuss the problem. They may already have...
I had a scrub plane at one time and had that problem- seems like a poor design- heavy cut, larger forces, but only a small amount of friction holding...
You gotta pay to play, unfortunately, with this kind of thing...or be willing to do all the work (driving, trailer+truck, loading/unloading, rigging,...