I still had some Beech left over that was riftsawn from the last bench I built, and finally got around to making a plane for a 1/4" iron I had purchased a few years ago. I really wanted a comfortable plane to hog off material without clogging the mouth.
I wanted to do a little carving on this, but no one seemed to chime in, and my wife suggested a few simple runes rather than anything elaborate.
So, its finished. I may or may not remake the wedge, depends on how busy I get. It holds the blade fine, but the egg and dart detail was done poorly, and it is driving me nuts at the moment.
It works pretty darn well, and is a comfortable design. Whether or not the aesthetics are right or not, I am not sure. Eventually I will come to the conclusion that it is either ugly or not and keep on using it either way.
I wouldn't mind a little critique on the design. I don't make a lot of planes, but plan on making a few relatively soon, and wouldn't mind improving the design a bit.