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Matt, the curved plane was supposed to have a flat bottom, but things went awry when I glued up. The bed shifted forward and I had to chisel and file the mouth open again. I didn’t like the way it looked so I curved the bottom and went to make another with a flat bottom.
For the straight smoother, I put glue on all the parts and rubbed the parts together until the glue got tacky before I clamped the plane together. I found it easier to use F-clamps rather than using a vise.
I still fine-tuned the mouth by planing the base until the blade could be fed through the mouth and not let the plane get clogged up with shavings.
The glue-up is the hardest part for me. I think I might make some kind of clamping jig or hold the lot together temporarily with rubber bands or something. Salt in the glue, I’m told, can help to stop sliding.