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Been there, done that, lol, even the fix

I have just the right amount, except for that last one I need to pick up.

It isn't just the width of the blade available, it also depends on the wood you are planing. Using the LV shooter I have planed 1.75 in. cherry without that much problem. But I tried 1.375 in white...

I lost one of the brass pins from my veratas grinder table, I called to see about getting a replacement and they sent me one free, not even shipping. A very class act.

Jim Tolpin (By Hand and Eye) has a video about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBS5-AV81lg

I got a LV laj for shooting and it worked well, then LV came out with their shooting plane. After reading Derek Cohen's comparison of the different shooting planes, I decided to get a LV shooting...

You could always make multiple saw kerfs down to the line (or just above the line to be safe) and use a chisel to break out the hunks( I would keep these pretty small), then finish up with spokeshave...

I converted a 1970's stanley no. 5 (wasn't good for much else) ala CS and used an 8" camber, works great. Have thought about doing this with a no. 4, and, since it is the same sized blade, the 8"...

Good job, I know that I didn't reach that "super sharp" (hair jumps off your arm, lol) until I started stropping.

You should check out Rob Cosman on youtube. He had a video on making a plow plane dedicated to drawer bottoms which didn't look all that hard to make, and worked well. It would certainly be cheaper,...

As others have said, I have both and you would have to pry the shooting plane from my cold, dead hands, lol.

I thought that it is an excellent video, and several thing caught my eye. The first was that the only tool in his shop which had a cord was a Tormek, the next was how few tools he used to produce...

I find that putting glue on both edges just makes a big mess. I apply it to one side only but do rub the boards back and forth several times to make sure the both surfaces are wetted well. This...

I have the LV shooting plane and love it. As far as the shape is concerned, it reminds me of a sports car (guess I just don't have a phallic mind), but then, some people think sports cars are phallic...

I saw a nifty trick on youtube about this, you set the bevel by eye, then put maker on your blade and put it on your platform touching the stone. Then you manually turn the stone and you can look at...

Try searching Youtube for The Renaissance Woodworker, If I remember correctly, he had a video on there about them.

Thanks for all the input guys, it has been very helpful. I think that I will go back and look at it again, looking for some of the items that were mentioned. As far as appearance is concerned, if it...

I have been wanting to get some wooden planes and I was at an antique mall over the weekend and found a Ohio Tools jointer in very good shape, in fact it looks practically unused, for $125. I am...

You might try something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_02a_Rbe3E

Highland Woodworking also carries them

I have the LV shooting plane and love it. I originally started with the LV LAJ but the shooting plane is so much better that I have now put a 40% angle on the LAJ plane and use it as a super smoother.

I have this plane and had the same problem. It seems that it is a little finicky about the position of the screw, after playing with it some, I hit on the right setting and it solved the problem.

What George said, plus, when you have nice tools, you find a reason to use them.

Check out these links:

http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/why-you-need-a-resaw-frame-saw/
http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/rww-151-roubo-resaw-frame-saw-in-action/

Thanks for the input guys. As I said, pretty new to the hand tool scene, so I just went with what I know best. I used a 24" sanding belt glued to 1/2" glass and, yes, I did have to clean the paper...