Planes are something that can become addictive, so watch out. The no. 9 1/2 stanley is a great choice http://www.ebay.com/bhp/stanley-9-1-2-plane because it has an adjustable mouth (the knob at the front adjusts the sole of the plane in front of the blade). I use a high angle toothed blade veneer plane that is around 150 years old for a lot of thicknessing. It's small enough to be handy, big enough to get things very flat, and the toothed blade lets you ignore grain direction with no tearout. It's intended purpose is to smooth veneer off the saw, in the days when veneer was sawn and not peeled.
Tutorial on toothed blade veneer planes. https://anthonyhaycabinetmaker.wordp...l-of-our-time/
Being an archtop maker I use planes more than any other tool, carving tops and backs.
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Brian Evans
Around 15 archtops, electrics, resonators, a lap steel, a uke, a mandolin, some I made, some I bought, some kinda showed up and wouldn't leave. Tatamagouche Nova Scotia.
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