Wooden smoothing Plane design?

The biggest difference will be the length of the blade. The Krenov style planes are nice if the iron is short.

I don’t know that any is better than the other. It is more a personal preference. I like both but I do find that I reach for the Krenov style first for comfort.

Here is the first video in a series for something in between. Traditional style but build up like Krenov. A very good project:

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What about a german style plane?

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/79536
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AqI6P12uGg&feature=slpl

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I think I’m going for simple here, so no horns.

Since I am planning for this to be small, using a block-plan Iron, It looks Like I should lean toward a traditional shape, since I don’t plan on cutting the Iron down to be short.

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I like the kreno Style. You can see a few in my projects. I’m not a fan of the coffin style. I know they can work well but I find them uncomfortable.

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