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1. 
   derekcohen | May 18, 2007 06:48pm | #1

   I build them in. Keyed with a little filing and then epoxy.

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   30"jointer

   Regards from Perth

   Derek

2. 
   philip | May 19, 2007 12:03pm | #2

   You can do what Derek has done, or you can pin them in with brass pins (made from brazing rod) set at an angle, or you can use brass screws with heads either ground off or partially counter-sunk and ground flush.
   I don't like using epoxy alone for this because it is not good with brass, but is better if used with pins.

   Philip Marcou
3. 
   derekcohen | May 19, 2007 05:01pm | #3

   Hi Metod

   That is excellent.

   Regards from Perth

   Derek

4. 
   AdamCherubini | May 19, 2007 07:34pm | #4

   I have two or three wooden planes with metal plates attached. One appears to be a repair and encompasses all the sole ahead of the blade. The other comprises the entire sole and may have been installed at the time the plane was manufacturerd, but I'm not sure. Both are held in place with straight slot flush head wood screws. One might think these would pose a problem, marrr the work etc, but they don't. These are both fairly old planes and their bodies' are none the worse for wears (so to speak).

   Adam

5. 
   chuckh | May 19, 2007 11:30pm | #5

   Metod,

   That is a very clever idea.  I may have to steal that sometime....with your permission of course.

   -Chuck