Well I think they look great and I'm glad to see someone is advancing tool design instead of just reproducing the same thing that has been done for the last thousand years,
I'm going to cause some controversy now... I don't like wooden planes. Wood is a nice material and has some excellent properties but it is not a suitable material for planes now we have metals and engineering plastics instead. That said, it's easily worked without expensive machinery and looks great, so dovetailing a piece of robust material to it seems logical and progressive. The design is pretty cool too and whilst being a dedicated fan of Lie Nielsen tools I will; either A) buy a Philly shoulder plane or B) make something similar with my own twist.
Nice one Philly, where you lead I will plagurise! My 'Philly Style' tool cabinet is almost done and I'm sure you're just quivering with anticipation to see it... :lol:
Has everyone seen Philly-Cat? Like a downscaled version of the Nibbo-Hounds, when we've got our own place I'm thinking of letting the rabbits into the workshop to try and keep up
Aidan