I don't know Jack

Re: I don't know Jack

Ernie Miller

>#5 Hand plane. Jack of all trades Master of none!

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mikew

>Hi Hub,

Whelan in one of his books attributes the term "Jack" to the concept of "common." He points out that if one were to find a carpenter's tools, he would invariably have a plane in this size range. Same was true of many housholds.

Jack planes (Stanley #5 size, but in general a plane with a flat sole 14 to 16 inches in length though a little shorter and longer exist) are good for leveling shorter pieces, shooting edges, etc. I often use one following a scrub plane.

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Hub in Ontario

>Thank you. Feel like I am getting to know Jack

You knew Jack!

Jim-GA Jimeny

>You just didn't know you knew!

I knew Jack,

Gerry Doll

>Jack was a friend of mine, and you, Sir, are no Jack.

Gerry

Sorry, I couldn't help it.