Originally Posted by
Derek Cohen
The blade in question is 3" wide and made by Berg in Sweden. It was a gift, and I decided to build a plane around it. I am not sure that was a sensible endeavour as it was an absolute bear to flatten. Really hard steel. Since I was using it as a singe iron plane in a small (36") cooper's jointer, I infilled the slot with brass ...
Derek
Curious to know how you got the brass to stay put in the blade
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