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George
 
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Default scrub planes - can you convert a jack plane?

You looked at woodies?
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/i...id=MS-ECE106-S
http://www.fine-tools.com/schrup.htm

Before an indulgent wife allowed the L-N, I had a Polish scrub made out of
beech that hogged wood readily.

As Andy said, there's more blade on a jack than you want with a scrub, but
if you are content to take a few more strokes, you can convert the blade to
what a jack used to be, about a 1/8 " crowned iron. Move the frog back for
clearance, and have at it.

"McQualude" wrote in message
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I would like to have a scrub plane for rough work, but you would think

they
are made of gold. Question: can I take a Stanly jack plane and round the
blade and get the same performance?
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McQualude