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The Tormek T-8 with an additional shaping stone (SB-250 Blackstone), would do the job for you. It would of course also provide a sharpening system (in my humble: perhaps the best). As a solution it has two drawbacks: price and being comparatively slow at shaping (quick at sharpening, though)
A friend of mine who is part of the maintenance, support and repair team at a gargantuan paper and saw mill, and who also is part of the plant’s fire brigade, recommended a belt grinder, as it produces far lower temperatures than a standard rotating grinder, no sparks, and won’t explode. He made the suggestion after having thrown an evaluating glance at the plane shavings on my workshop’s floor.
In another thread, a grinding wheel that does not generate very much heat (or explodes) was mentioned. Unfortunately, I can’t remember neither the thread, not what the wheel was called.