Hi All,
I am a new owner of a Veritas LA block plane, my first "proper" hand tool! My first use for it is as follows..
I have a large number of mopani wood strips which are roughly cut. I wish to inlay them into the routed slot below (strip of oak, ded ebony). Currently, the mopani strips are a little to wide to fit in the slots (about 1/16th inch too wide). They also are too thick, as they will sit proud of the ebony coloured trim, and I will have to somehow plane or sand them flush, without planing the ebony dyed oak moulding.
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Has anybody any suggestions on how I will plane the mopani strips uniformly, so they will be a perfect snug fit in the slot?
I have attempted to plane some of them, and when I fit them into the slot, some arin eas I have taken too much material off the mopani, thereby leaving a gap!
Thanks guys
Eoin