A Jack Plane with a Rounded Sole
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When preparing stock by hand, the most useful plane is probably the jack plane (sometimes called the fore plane among joiners). Its curved iron allows you to remove a remarkable amount of material with every stroke. I usually travel with a metal jack (an old Stanley No. 5) because it's less intimidating in a classroom
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Lee Valley gets into Shooting Sports
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Just how good is the new Veritas shooting plane from Lee Valley? All I can say is, its pretty sweet. For the last few weeks Ive had the pleasure of having one of the first planes off the line in my shop (in case you were wondering, Im liking this senior editor position) where it
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