Probably a daft question so please have a little patience. 
I'm after making a rebate plane as a side project. I haven't got it all sorted in my head yet but I reckon I'm after 3-4mm plate or sheet. I can't quite work out where sheet becomes plate. I've been thinking I'd like to do the sides in bronze but I'm struggling to source it. My brain works in metric (mostly), 250x 150mm per side should be ok i reckon as a minimum. Anyone know a decent supplier that's not rollicking expensive? Not sure why brass is so much is easier to source and so much cheaper. Might well be that I just get brass, I don't suppose metalurgically there's much difference at my skill level but I thought I'd ask first. (No heat treatment involved here btw). I'm not lazy. I've been doing my research but I'm struggling. Can anyone point out a decent supplier that I've missed on google? In all honesty I think its a purely vacuous question but for some reason I prefer the look of brass. So, no harm in asking. Better to look a fool than stay a fool.
Cheers!
Chris
I'm after making a rebate plane as a side project. I haven't got it all sorted in my head yet but I reckon I'm after 3-4mm plate or sheet. I can't quite work out where sheet becomes plate. I've been thinking I'd like to do the sides in bronze but I'm struggling to source it. My brain works in metric (mostly), 250x 150mm per side should be ok i reckon as a minimum. Anyone know a decent supplier that's not rollicking expensive? Not sure why brass is so much is easier to source and so much cheaper. Might well be that I just get brass, I don't suppose metalurgically there's much difference at my skill level but I thought I'd ask first. (No heat treatment involved here btw). I'm not lazy. I've been doing my research but I'm struggling. Can anyone point out a decent supplier that I've missed on google? In all honesty I think its a purely vacuous question but for some reason I prefer the look of brass. So, no harm in asking. Better to look a fool than stay a fool.Cheers!
Chris
