Forgive me from wandering over from the turner forum.
I want to take a cheap wooden transitional plane, probably a #5 and replace the sole with a much longer piece. Basically I am looking at a way to get myself into a money cheap (I realize it will be time intensive) jointer plane.
Sound logic to replace the wooden sole, copying the throat angles, etc, with a much longer piece and a new iron?
What am I missing here? And is this an accepted way to get an inexpensive jointer plane?
Thanks everyone!