Used my #45 yesterday..
plough work.jpg
Needed a groove milled for a box's bottom panel to sit in..
curlies.jpg
Used a 1/4" wide cutter....

Beads?
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I also tried out the 45 on dados......need to pull the plane backwards a few times, to let the spurs/nickers do their job first, then plough across the grain....