Yesterday I crossed over into the realm of wooden bodied planes and all the personality that comes with them. My acquisition is a wooden coffin-style toothing plane that is bedded at 90 degrees. The iron has a clover leaf trademark stamped near the top.
The largest issue (other than dirt and rust) that I have so far identified is that the cheeks of the plane body are tight against the iron. (Maybe due to wood shrinkage?)
How does one correct this? Is it better to remove material from the plane or the iron? How much clearance does there need to be side to side?
Once I get her all cleaned up, I will post some before and after pictures.
Jason