I have some glue-ups of four pieces 3/4 x 8 cherry stock. The thickness of each board varies by about 1/32 between boards so there is some smoothing to be done. The last time I encountered this problem I used a No. 5 Stanley plane to smooth the jointed boards to a uniform thickness. However, I had some diffuculty smoothing the grooves left by the edges of the plane blade.
Should I bevel the edges of the plane blade to correct this or would I be better off using a scraper to smooth the glued-up stock?
Thanks, Dave