Originally Posted by
Warren Mickley
A shoulder plane is just an iron rabbet plane which is what they were called when they first appeared mid 19th century. I have used home made wooden rabbet planes since 1975. If there is chatter, there is a problem with the bedding.
I would think a moving fillister (fenced rabbet) and a plough would be higher on the essentials list.
Thanks Warren,
If you say you can use your wooden rabbet planes to trim end grain in place of a shoulder plane, I'm going to try it.
I've got a Stanley no 46 to start out for my plough/fillister uses.
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