Pocket plane means the fancy stuff is somewhere else. Purpleheart for the cheeks for its rigidity, Cocobolo for the face and body for its wear resistance, Paduk for the wedge for its protection for the Japaneese steel.
You should hear the music it makes when it glides through a piece of hard maple – imagine a whispered "swooooosh" as it echoes off the shop walls. Wood fibers being seperated by a technology as old as civilization.
