Hello all, I am on the hunt for a jointer plane. (Sad music eases into the background) I am and have been without one, sorry Jim Koepke, and have been using my grandfather's smoother for all board smoothing purposes. Anyway, I was wandering, what difference does a corrugated bottom make compared to a smooth bottom. And while I'm here, should I get a no.7 or a no.8? I have a a great jack and smoother but I need an easier way to plane long boards without stepping into power tools. Hey, they were good enough for the folks way back when, they'll be fine for me. Thanks everybody.