As others have said, I have both and you would have to pry the shooting plane from my cold, dead hands, lol.
As others have said, I have both and you would have to pry the shooting plane from my cold, dead hands, lol.
Derek,
Many thanks for your reply. I found the details of your post after posing my question and it is useful to have you confirm my suspicions.
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
The vintage #7 and the Shooting plane are wildly different planes IMHO. A vintage #7 can be had for relatively short money, the shooting plane is a big investment (for me anyways.) I would buy depending on cash flow...
FWIW I can joint longer boards just fine with my type 13 stanley (Hock Blade) that I bought for $12 in 1989....the #5 makes a not so good shooting plane. My #7 does not work well as a shooting plane.