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Originally Posted by charles Tauber
Any plane used for jointing with a shooting board must have its sides machined square to its base - so that it can lie on its side and still cut a vertical surface.
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Obviously it is preferable to have a plane whose sides
are in fact dead square to the sole, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it is an absolute necessity.
It is a simple matter to affix a long thin shim to the shooting board which will bring the plane sole vertical, and such a fix is a lot easier than having the sides re-machined.
What
is essential, and worth spending time on, is making sure that the sole itself is truly flat, or at the very least making sure that the toe , heel, and the sole in front of the mouth are all co-planar.