A little show & tell?

[steven newman]

On another site, there was a thread about wanting to use a #8 Jointer plane....in making boxes and trays...

 

I made up a little show & tell.....the OP has a #62 ( I think) and was wanting to buy a #8.    A #5 Jack plane is roughly  the same size as a #62, so..

In my case, this would be the Millers Falls #14 Jack plane   sitting beside my Stanley #8.....bit of a size difference?    Jack has a 2" wide iron, the #8 has a 2-5/8" wide cutter...Hmmm, maybe if we  try a Jumbo Jack instead?

An inch or so longer, and the cutter is a 2-3/8" wide....rather an "overweight" Jack plane?   So, what would be a little easier to use than the #8?

Couple of inches shorter...about a pound or so lighter, and has a 2-3/8" wide cutter..Stanley No. 7c, Type 9

See a difference?   Which would YOU want to push around all day long?    Well, there IS a shorter version out there..

Stanley called it a small jointer, a Stanley No.6c, type 10....about 6" shorter than the #8, and has a 2-3/8" wide iron...

All three are indeed "Jointers"   Which would you want to push around all day long....Me..I'd rather push the "Spare Tire" around..

2 patent date, low knob Stanley  #4.....tape is for a better grip.    Sweaty hands, after a LONG day, I need the grip.  

That concludes the Show & Tell, for today...any questions?

[lew]

Thank You!

[p_toad]

 

just curious if you find the very close placement of the handle hard on your hands (i.e., not enough room)..??

[steven newman]

On those two...PLENTY of room....

[Grandpadave52]

What no trains & automobiles on this show-n-tell?

[Al B]

Steve, I never took pilot's training so I'd be a poor pilot to fly those planes. BUT !!! I'd sure like to try  !  That is quite a collection