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The tip for your carriage maker’s plane that the sharpened edge must be straight and flat is a good one. Don’t round or “dub” the corners like you might a finishing plane, for instance. All parts of the iron must project the same amount to get an even rebate.
For some uses, a business card might be too much reveal, but it is important to have the blade be proud of the plane cheek on the side that makes the rebate shoulder. The other side doesn’t matter much.
As to a link to a good video on some rebate plane techniques, here’s a good video from Bill Schenher.
Using rebate planes
The last segment shows making a cross grain wide rebate with a plough and low angle plane and fence, but you should be able to use only the n°10 ( and the saw, of course)
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This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by
Larry Geib.