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On the vintage moulding planes, each one tends to have an amount you need to tap the wedge in to keep it tight enough. I spend a bit of time setting them up before using them on any real stock. When they work they are great. You can sharpen them with fine sandpaper wrapped around a dowel, flatten the backs on a stone.
They are really basic and force you to work with the grain of the wood to begin with. Once the basic shape is appearing it's quite easy to get a good result with time. I'm often surprised how well it works.