The elm would make a plane, It is stable after it drys, so is the pear.
For the body of the plane you can use most any wood. If it too soft you
can add a harder wood for the sole.
What type of plane are you planing on making?

thomas wrote:

Thank you. I picked some green Bradford pear sticks off the same pile.
Those will probably be better for making planes, I suppose.




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