The No. 4 smoothing plane is historically the most common size. It is an excellent balance of sole length and cutter width to be useful for typical furniture parts.

What is a number 5 hand plane?

A #5 is a called a jack plane, a #6 is almost a jointer but is call a fore plane. As the numbers and length increase so does the width: a #4 has a narrow blade while an #8s blade is wide.

What is a number 3 plane used for?

Slightly smaller and lighter than the No 4, this hand plane is well suited for smoothing smaller surfaces, or maneuvering around troublesome grain. Slightly longer than a block plane, the tote

How do you use a No 5 plane?

9:2515:15Bench Plane Setup - featuring Stanley No.5 - YouTubeYouTube

How do you rabbet a plane?

2:0814:55What is a Rabbet Plane - YouTubeYouTube

Can you sharpen a plane blade?

The plane blade is sharpened in a similar way to the chisel, to read about this, click here. Spray auto glass cleaner onto each of your diamond sharpening plates, one pump on each plate is plenty. This is used instead of water as water often starts the rusting process on the sharpening plates.