On 7/22/04 7:55 PM, in article ,
"vincent p. norris" wrote:

And of course the schhhhick of the finely tuned Norris making wispy
shavings. Right?

Somehow, I suspect you're NOT talking about me. I can't remember ever
going "schhhhick" and I'm certainly not finely tuned.

Is that some kind of plane used in making bamboo rods?

vince, the norris variety.

Vince-

You made very nearly that same noise on Tom's front porch, popping open
Yuenglings a few months ago. :-)

One of your ancestors was a plane manufacturer in England, and happened to
produce some of the finest and most lusted after planes ever built. Their
most highly regarded (well, all of their planes are highly regarded, but...)
are their infill smoothing planes, which, as Chuck alludes to, can produce
"one-sided" shavings and baby's-butt-smooth finishes on even the most
difficult to plane woods.

http://www.antiquetools.co.uk/norris.html

I don't own one. :-( Yet. :-)

A Norris plane would not be the best tool for bamboo rod making, although
could come in handy whilst building a fly tying station or rod cabinet.

Bill