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What angle is a jack plane?
The blade supplied with the low-angle jack plane has a 25° bevel, which is ideal for fine trimming work on end-grain softwood and some hardwoods. Ring-porous hardwoods such as oak may require a 30° bevel to prevent blade edge failure. Simply hone the micro-bevel to the required angle.
What are the parts of a jack plane?
A typical metal / iron jack plane consists of the following parts:
- A – Plane Body.
- B – Rear Handle.
- C – Front Knob.
- D – Frog.
- E – Lateral Blade Adjuster Lever.
- F – Frog Screws.
- G – Mouth.
- H – Locking Screw.
What is the length of a jack plane?
Jack planes are typically 12–18 inches (300–460 mm) long and 2+1⁄2–3 inches (64–76 mm) wide, with wooden planes sometimes being slightly wider.
Why are Jack planes low-angle?
Description. The Veritas low-angle jack plane is a versatile bench plane. It is ideal for shooting miters, working end grain, and initial smoothing. With the optional high-angle blades, it is also the answer for working difficult grains, making it a well-rounded workhorse. Lee Valley has designated it as a No.
What is the difference between metal jack plane and wooden jack plane?
JACK PLANE: This is the steel equivalent of the wooden block plane. It has a steel body and because it is heavier than the wood block plane it is easier to hold down on the surface of the wood being planed. It is used to plane longer pieces of wood.
What wood is used for hand planes?
Hardwood. It’s no surprise that the stock, or body, of wooden planes are made of wood, but the wide range of woods used is quite remarkable. All of the woods used are hardwood and include beech, oak, ash, hornbeam, maple, mahogany, boxwood and lignum vitae, which is among the densest of woods and sinks in water.
What is a 62 jack plane?
62 was the largest. It was produced between 1905 and 1942*. It is often referred to as a butcher’s block plane, giving you an idea of one use it was designed for. It features an adjustable mouth and a 12° blade angle in a full-size bench plane scale.
Why do planes have low angle blocks?
Many woodworkers say they prefer the 12° angle (called a “low-angle” block plane) because it is easier to use when cutting end grain. While technically that’s a true statement, the sharpness of the blade is far more important than the plane’s bedding angle when cutting end grain.
What does a jack plane look like?
This is the Jack plane I built. It has a razee body 15 1/2″ long, is 2 3/4″ wide, and 2″ high at the mouth. This keeps the centre of gravity low. The plane weighs 1.5 Kg (3.3 lbs). First Steps – The Body
Is the jack plane done?
The jack plane is done. Here are a few images … and a few shavings (these were taken with the 8” radius camber). Radiata Pine was no challenge.
How thick is the blade of a jack plane?
It is 2″ wide and 5/16″ thick D2. This is a very abrasion resistant steel and could make a super jack plane for use on Australian wood. This is also a massivelythick blade.
Could this be a Super jack plane for Australian wood?
This is a very abrasion resistant steel and could make a super jack plane for use on Australian wood. This is also a massivelythick blade. Although only 1/16” thicker than my HNT Gordon blades, alongside it makes them look puny. The blade came from a discussion on the Ubeaut website about a year ago.