Ken Shepard wrote:
> Ron,
>
> I've used a No. 5 1/2, a No. 604, and a LN No. 62 with a hotdog, and all
> worked well, but the Veritas shooting plane is a step above.  The skewed
> blade and greater weight make a noticeable difference, particularly on
> hardwoods.  You can certainly do acceptable work with a tuned jack plane,
> but a dedicated shooting plane is, as should be expected, better.

Has any body ever seen (or even made) a wooden shooting
plane where the skew of the cutting edge is achieved
by rotating the bedding around a vertical axis
(like the Stanley 51) as opposed to having a skewed
bed and blade?

  BugBear