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I second Ed’s suggestion regarding the wedge. I was recently working with an old moulding plane and was experiencing the same issue. Shavings would get jammed in front of the blade within a stroke or two no matter how much I sharpened and fettled the blade. I then compared every aspect of the plane with another (different profile) that worked wonderfully, and realized that wedge on the good plane tapered to a point, whereas the problem plane’s wedge had a more blunt tip, maybe 1/16″ wide. I used my chisel, bevel down, to refine the tip of the wedge to a point as thin as I thought it could go without breaking … and viola! Problem solved. I was amazed at how such a little thing caused so much of an issue. After that the shavings came curling off as they should, and I was able to plane the entire profile on my stick of wood without stopping once to clear the blade!