From: David Nighswander wrote: "There may be a way for someone to break a tote
that is outside my meager knowledge..... I've often wondered how far a plane
would have to fall to generate that level of force..."

I believe that using a #8 as a pit bull deterrent device puts greater strains on
the handle than those from normal planing, and puts them on at different angles.
Breaks in smaller planes? Well, there are smaller dogs that sometimes need
deterring. I can see a gradation of use down to a #1 for deterring chihuahuas.
Those little dogs are fast, so a lighter,more maneuverable deterrent device
seems advisable....In fact, this may be the solution for the oft-debated
question of what a #1 is good for...

Tom Conroy
ducking and running