Here is my problem. I jointed a hunk of plywood (birch) to a 6 inch wide maple board. This is the top to a window seat I am making. The long and short of it is the good side ended up being the side that is about 16th high, I sanded and now I have a rounded effect that I know I will be able to see later on, when I paint it. So I am thinking I need to plane the surface, with a hand plane. Problem is, I don't own one and for the most part have never used one if you exclude high school some 20+ years ago.
Other detail, plywood is 13x72 and the maple is 6x72 all 3/4 (except the problem point. Biscut joint if it matters.
What sort of plane do I need or other options?
Jack plane, smoothing plane, wood plane, damned if I know what plane. Should I get one of those knight planes, it sounds as if they are so good a fool could run one and get good results. (I would practice first as I would consider myself more then a fool with a plane in my hands!)
thanks
ow would like a general purpose plane but my imeadiate need is a smoothing plane, I think. I have never used on before but so I really don't know what I am looking for. I looked at Lee Valley's web site and it looks like there are a bunch of choices.