I am thinking about cutting some stopped dados in the middle of a wide board.
Based on my time frame (I am ready to cut them now) and my finances (huge dental bills and my car died unexpectedly), I am likely to do this with a saw, chisel, and perhaps a router plane. I don't own a router plane, so I might buy one or borrow one (talking about your Chris).
I will admit that this plane seems like a great idea, but not sure that I always want to cut 1/2 inch.
https://www.hntgordon.com.au/gidgee-...-ts-blade.html
That brings me to the new Veritas Combination plane:
http://www.leevalley.com/us/hardware...182,48945&ap=1
What I like about the Veritas Combination plane is that it looks to support all sorts of nice things. It looks to be relatively simple to setup, but I am guessing that is has a bit of a learning curve in actual use.
What really concerns me for my particular use, is that I don't see that I an easily plow a dado in the middle of a wide board. With the Gidgee plane or if I use a saw, I can setup a fence and run things along the "fence"; when I say fence, I probably mean something like a 2x4. Is this possible with the Veritas Combination Plane?
Also, any particular challenges when dealing with a stopped, rather than a through dado.
I considered showing up at Steven's place. Then again, I think that he usually does this using his combination plane, and would have the same problem that concerns me related to the Veritas Combination Plane.
I have also read:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ut-dado-planes (including Derek's web site)