Jack plane

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A jack plane is the general-purpose bench plane, used for general smoothing of the edges and sizing of wood. Jack planes are about 15 inches long, and the blade usually has a moderately curved edge. In preparing stock, the jack plane is used after the scrub plane and before the smooth plane. The name is related to the saying "jack of all trades".Jack planes performs both the work of smooth planes and trying planes.A Jackplane has a measuring screw which makes the blade go in or out of its body so it can make the workpiece straighter.

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