Are the Fore Plane & Jack Plane the Same Tool? | Hand Plane Foundations

[@markluke8447]

Thank you Bob for your informative videos. I’m new to hand woodworking and early on my journey, I like the references you make to historical resources in your teaching process.

[@athmostafa2462]

Thanks for sharing this , it add a lot of my understanding to woodworking .

[@ikust007]

Cheers Bob!

[@RenatoBriones]

Amazing video. Thanks.

[@deezynar]

Good information, as usual.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for this. But ... what do you call the plane which is one size up from the Jack Plane?

[@BRFineWoodworking]

If you’re referring to the Stanley No 6, you can call it whatever you like. If you set it up like a fore/jack plane, then call it a fore/jack plane. If you set it up more like a short jointer, then call it a jointer. The Stanley nomenclature is kind of useless. They were trying to sell tools. So the more sizes they could make the more they could sell. Before Stanley marketing came along, there were really only 3-4 bench planes, not 12. The older texts are much more useful for understanding what planes were used for. The Stanley catalogs are more useful for helping you spend money than they are for helping you learn to use the tools. Ultimately, what defines the tool is how it is set up and used, not it’s length and width.

[@W1ldt1m]

@@BRFineWoodworking exactly what I thought of. My 6 gets called my jointer or triplane most often. It's also quite often my shooting plane.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@BRFineWoodworking Thanks for the prompt reply.

[@johnschillo4452]

My favorite plane is an ECE English style jack plane - which I call a fore plane. It convinced me decide not to buy a thickness planer in a very short time on my bench.

[@Franco.Ar.]

This video does not help me justify buying more tools... There must be something wrong in it 😆

[@BRFineWoodworking]

😂

[@choCOOLatte]

this man teaching by the book not it's own experience this man want you to join on his woodworking school 😂 earning money from 100yearold book is a great idea😆