Attached are pictures of an interesting shooting plane I aquired recently. It is all iron including the tote, and about the size of a Stanley #5.
I'm grinding down an old file to use as the cutting iron. The plane seems to be designed for this. I'm being careful not to overheat the steel in the file as I work on it - generally taking my time and working a little bit in-between other tasks.
When the iron is ready I will build a shoorting board, taking advantage of the runners on the plane sole.
Q: When I finish the iron, will I need to temper it? Thanks for your help.