Quick Question from a newbie of sorts. I'm getting back in to woodworking after a 30 year hiatus and accumulating a few essential hand tools. My projects include a concentration in Arts and Crafts themed furniture, frames, etc. (Lots of mortise and tenon joinery). Cleaning up tenon shoulders and cheeks with a chisel has been hit and miss and from what I can tell, a shoulder plane is the right tool for the job.
I've boiled it down to either a Veritas medium or Veritas large shoulder plane from LV. I suspect that the medium will take care of everything I currently need, but am unsure if I'll ever need anything larger in the future. Ordinarily I'd buy the larger version in anticipation of needing the extra width capacity in the future (and the removable nose feature), but am concerned about what concessions I might have to make when planing smaller workpieces.
Any input from those more experienced than I would be most welcome.
- Rob