I am in the process of making patterns prior to casting a series of finger planes in bronze. Most of my experience has been using Ibex planes. I have not had the opportunity to use Laarman planes. The ones I am designing will have more features such as adjustable palm rests, and hopefully, more ergonomic grips. #Also I have not been happy with the throat dimensions of my Ibex planes. I welcome any input with regards to your collective finger plane experiences. One question I have is about plane iron angle. I speculate that the optimum iron angle for a plane used on coniferous wood is different from that of hardwoods.
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