kholmes wrote
Is it not acceptable to talk and plane wood at the same time?
Of course not - how can you expect to plane properly if you don't concentrate on it?
I SAID I would fix with a nice piece of Masonite
There's your other big problem - the words "Masonite" and "Nice" do not belong together.
It's so difficult understanding other people's priorities.
I hear you brother ...that's why I married a muso. ? Came with her own PA she did. Although even then, her priorities are sometimes a little skewed - she doesn't view her antique Honduran mahogany desk as a possible source of reclaimed wood (and was horrified when she found out I view all the acoustic pianos going cheap on Gumtree these days as another potential source of good tonewoods). Go figure...