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Best Jack Plane
This goes alongside the "Best Smooth Plane Update" and "Your Best Block Plane.
This is also not a theoretical question based on reviews or what you heard.
What is the Best Jack Plane you have ever used?
When the answers have piled up I'll compile and post the list.
As always, photos are enjoyed, but not needed with your answer.
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Stanley 605 referb. I really love my LN 5 1/2, but I really use it as a large smoother.
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Stanley Bedrock 605 with original SW blade.
Second would be a Vaughan and Bushnell 905 with modern iron.
Mike
[Added pix: V&B on the left, Bedrock on the right]
Last edited by Mike Henderson; 02-22-2010 at 2:10 PM.
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I am easy, one of my #5s does leave a nice surface:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=133107
The other is set up for thicker work.
The #5-1/2 is used often for shooting as is the #6.
Though, this does not make them the best, just the best in my shop.
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Easy for me too, Bailey type 9 #5. I own only 1 jack and have used only 1 jack, but in fairness its actually the most used plane I have next to my #3 anyway.
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Ln La Jack Plane #62. I have two blades for it. I put a different angle on one blade. It works for me.
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I like my LV LA Jack because it has a slightly wider blade than the LN and when using it on a shooting board I can do a full 2" thick board. I also have high angle and toothed blades that work well when doing thougher boards.
Adjustable mouth, no chipbreaker, thick blade. Lot of features I like.
Luckly I don't need to limit myself and I also like my old Stanley 5 (qty 2) and 5 1/2 (qty 2) as jacks.
Eric
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Gotta be my round top 605 that some guy filed the numbers off of and replaced the lever cap with a blank one... yes it's true it works like a dream! I'm actually happy he did all that because it allowed me to get it at a flea market for $8 ! I didn't even know it was a bedrock until about 2 months later when i got ready to take some ebay pictures and... suddenly it wasn't for sale.
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I have to vote for my LV LAJ with the 2 extra blades
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Stanley #5C /Hock blade/chip breaker among my other jacks including LV LA jack, LN #5-1/2, Woodriver #5, Stanley #5, and Miller Fall #14. It has a nice balance of weight/length/fit.
I use LV LA jack and LN #5-1/2 as panel smoothers...and they excel at that.
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My Stanley #6 with Hock iron assembly. I think it's a type 16, bought from Brass City Records and Tools. I like the size way better than the #5 I have(LN)! If I had only one plane, it would be a #6(606 or that size anyway).
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LV LA jack
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I can't say its the best I've used because my high school English teacher would find me and beat me senseless.
My LV low angle jack is great. It is only the second jack plane I've used-- the first was a refurbed Stanley #5, so it cannot be the best, only the better. In my plane collection, I go for my LV low angle most often.
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