What plane to use to make 3/4 inch half round groove
I need to make a 3/4 inch half round groove for the gunwale of a boat.
The groove is to half-recess a rope that will be glued in, the rope is for protection to other vessels and for aesthetics. The timber will be Australian Cedar.
I could do it with a router bit, but I'd much rather use a hand plane.
Is there a plane I could find or buy new that would do the job?
My best idea so far is to make the right shaped blade for my Stanley 3-052 plough plane.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Tom