Using A Scrub Plane. The body is made from beech with a hornbeam the scrub plane can be used for extended periods without fatigue. As a young carpenter we used scrub planes to distress false, overhead beams we'd fabricate from 1x stock for dark paneled basement rooms lined. I've had a genuine scrub plane for years so i'm amazed that someone would use a stanley #4 instead of a stanley #3 to make one.

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Every now and then i see scrub planes mentioned and they seem to be about the same size as a jack plane and usually i see them mentioned as being used to take out lots of wood to get a board to rough thickness before using other planes. The scrub plane is used to remove large amounts from the surface of a piece of wood. The plane leaves tracks on the planed surface, which can be easily flattened with a couple more strokes by the bench plane or jack plane.

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40 with original box and blade. Scrub planes generally have a short sole, a relatively narrow but. Scrub planes are not exclusively used to mill wood to the required dimensions; They are a blast to use. Vintage stanley nos scrub plane no. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Using a smooth plane seems fussy and slow once you've reduced a board in. Scrub planes with their open throats and convex blades are designed to remove a lot of stock quickly.