the_spencer•1d ago

Spent $60 on a vintage hand plane and it changed my whole approach to jointing boards

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roberts951d ago

Whoa, isn't a hand plane more for smoothing than jointing though?

michael_coleman101d ago

Actually a #5 can pull double duty if you set it up right. I've jointed plenty of boards with a smoother and a shooting board, works fine if your technique is decent. People get too hung up on having exactly the right plane for every job.

craig.john1d ago

Ha, you got me there @roberts95! I've definitely tried to joint a board with a smoothing plane before and ended up with a nice, flat... wavy surface. Should've just grabbed the jointer plane like a normal person.