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Another option is to make the tools yourself. You can size them to your particular needs, and there is a lot more cachet if you pass them down a generation or two.
It is perfectly possible to make a router plane using a ground allen key, a wing nut and a ring bolt. (See attached picture, which works just as well in wood as my 71.)
Poor man’s rebate plane uses an old chisel.
Wooden spoke shave project shows a simple way to change the hardness of a piece of steel to allow you to modify it using a charcoal barbecue.
Plane components for wooden planes are also available in multiple locations, and designs, videos etc are also available in multiple locations.

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