I'm building a laminated shoulder plane around a 1" wide blade I made out of 3/16" 1084 steel. The blade turned out well, seems I managed to get the heat treating right, but I made it a while ago while making some other tools and it's been on the shelf nagging me to finish for too long.
I have some oak I already resawed that is just a little overly thick, perfect since I can sneak in on the size. I just don't know what that size is!
I know the blade should be just proud of the body on the sides. How much?
Lateral adjustments: how much wiggle room should the stem of the blade have, side to side? Do I make it a flush fit and rely on the squareness of the body and of the blade edge or do I want to be able to adjust the blade laterally?
Thank you!
Fitzhugh