ThomD
>Good point, not all videos are encouraging to folks at every stage. The Charlesworth video is probably best for someone who has the fundaments, but wants to answer the question of how to use the baseline accuracy of the plane. So if the plane is set up for 1 thou/22", how do you get that accuracy level on your workpiece. This is the same process for a jointer. Some work needs that kind of acccuracy, other work doesn't. Every tool is a "mold" for a certain outcome - a gouge is a mold for it's sweep. Most tools also have a freehand component. So a jointer is a mold for longi and transverse shaping, but not on a convex surface, that would need freehand work with a jointer, which is why there are compass planes, etc...

So for people who hadn't already figured this stuff out, say from the Krenov planemaking video decades earlier, The Charlesworth video is a revelation, but it could put a person learning basic set-up off. Though I believe a beginer with the right outlook could get it.

My jointer is pretty good, but I have to say no planer I ever owned was completely snipe free, possibly my fault, and if I can't trim the ends off, I do rely on the plane to get the last bit of perfection in there. I have an odd pathology where I am always seeming to work with boards that only barely have the dimensions I require and stuggling to get everything I can out of boards, which is very time consuming.

One of the ironies of ultimate accuracy is that it is one of those situations where sanding can actually come to the rescue. When it comes to getting a very accurate surface one is down to minimal removals of material, and sandpaper on a level surface is surprisingly efficient.