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Hi John,
I dont doubt that 3/8″ or 9,5mm take long to take off with a Plane. At that kinda thickness just use a Saw its quicker, easier and leaves you with some thin scrap you can use for shims/spacers or the like.
For really hogging off a ton a dedicated wooden Scrub with a wide open mouth would probably work better then a No. 4, they are also lighter which could help.
Another thing we just recently had in another topic, dont get too hung up on perfectly flat surfaces. What really matters is that the Thickness is where you want it, Twist and depending on what it is the Planemarks are gone so the joints will Fit together.
No need to go run for your surfaceplate and feeler gauge, its just way overboard.