Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Hand Plane Glossary
Gil Milone
>I have a few planes, 6-7 of them. I would like to determine what process each one should be used for. Is there an introduction to hand planes website?
Thanks,
Gil
PS used to have 50-60 planes until grandpa passed on and the greedy uncle took them to sell...
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Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA
>Look up Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore site...than I did the piece below to explain what Leach doesn't for a newcomer:
Hand Plane Survey
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Gil Milone
>Bob, any chance you could help me ID the planes which have no markings? I sort of know what the number 4 is for. I also have a Bailey #5 that's a jack plane for roughing out boards right? Along with that a couple of small block planes and a No. 71 rabbit plane.
Thanks for the excellent resource.
-Gil
ID these planes?
Re: Hand Plane Glossary
Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA
>'Fraid I'm not much of a collector on makes...but there'll likely be one or two more knowledgable folks along tomorrow.
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Rossmoor Galoot
>Gil,
Here's a handy cross reference I bookmarked for comparing Stanley, Millers Falls and Sargent planes. While its not really what you asked for, it is handy for identifying bench planes by size. One you've identified them by Stanley's numbering system it is easy to determine their intended uses. The listed width's are for the iron not the plane itself. Be careful though, the slope gets slippery and steep without warning!
Plane Cross Reference
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Bruce, a MN galoot
>Basically, you have four of the same plane, all smoothing planes, all about 9 inches or so. Without more information I can't tell which plane is what brand. What's cool about this is that you can set each one differently, for different purposes. The #5 is a jack plane, as you know.
The 71 is a router plane, used primarily for cleaning the bottom of dado cuts.