Kees, did they make 5 GOOD planes in a day?.. where is that info coming from ?
David, they look really great. I've been making totes lately and the top on that one does seem a bit fat. the jointer looks real good though. I found this:
http://www.oocities.org/plybench/handle.html haven't tried it yet except for the profiling which I think I like. I re-did the tote on my jack, thanks for the advice, it's much better now.
I wanted to suggest, that you might like adding a thin diluted coat or two of shellac after the oil dries. I did that to a plane that had a tung oil finish and it completely stopped the plane from getting awfully dirty, yet it keeps the oiled look.