I've seen a lot of threads about restoring iron hand planes as well a woodies. However, I haven't seen a lot about restoring transitional planes. It seems I've seen quite a few during my rust hunts and most seem to be in pretty good shape, at least the metal parts are. As I look them over, I would think it would be relatively easy to restore one for use by making a new body for the hardware and even change the length to fill whatever needs you have such as a jointer or smoother. Am I in the ball park here, or are they not worth messing with?