Hi all,
I am starting to use planes in my woodworking shop and am curious about what differentiates a jack plane from a smoothing plane. I thought it had to do with the angle of the blade in the plane. I thought the smoothing plane would be at about a 45 degree angle while the jack plane would be less than that.
I was also under the impression that the length of the sole determines what is a jack plane and what is a smoothing plane; the smoothing plane being shorter than the jack plane.
Is this true? Or can a jack plane be a smoothing plane and vise versa.
I don't mind telling you I am confused.