@tej
Are the pick ups a matched set or did you buy them separate from different brands. It might be that the impedance on both is different.

@tej 
Wise move, good work can’t be rushed.

@tej 
Dont leave it anywhere it can fall over

@tej
It looks good in the photos I hope it plays well

@koendb
Thats the one make sure you have the blade securely held

@koendb You have the same block plane as me with adjustable mouth which is great for avoiding tear out. A sharpening roller guide for holding the blade and getting the angle correct is essential in my opinion, it gets a…   Read more»

@koendb
You need good quality to start with. It’s impossible to get an edge on soft metal.  Do you have any particular brand names or a collection of older ones.

@koendb
You won’t be surprised if I say that Mark has a video on it

@darrenking
Oops you can tell I didn’t do metalwork at school. I should know the difference though and you were correct. Learning the correct way to sharpen the blade was a game changer.

@koendb This is a photo of the scraper plane I use. It’s an expensive model as I chose an all brass construction to avoid rust problems due to not having any heating in my work area.I struggled with getting and…   Read more»

@koendb
I hope your build goes well. Planing by hand is tricky as one deep tear out can ruin a piece. I mostly use a scraper plane for thicknessing which takes longer but doesn’t tear.

Took a minute for this to sink in when I spotted it