I've tried to use my Type 11 No. 6 on a shooting board & ended up just getting frustrated with it. Although I love this plane for everything else a No. 6 is generally used for, but I'm just not getting it to work well on a shooting board.
Since you can't have too many tools anyway, one way to solve this dilemma is to buy a new plane! After looking over the low-angle options, I decided that the LV low angle smoother (the one with the 2-inch blade and fully machined sides) might be the best. I've heard that using a heavier plane is often an advantage for shooting miters, so I'm wondering if this one is a little light to be ideal for this purpose.
I think I would prefer the LAS to the low angle jack plane because it would get some use as a smoother with a higher-angle blade (for occasions when trickier grain defeats my No. 4). I already have two No. 5's that don't get a lot of use, so I think the LAJ would get a lot of use either except for miters.
Any thoughts on which way I should go? I can't justify getting more than one....
Jim