Thread: What is the equivalent power tool to a Jack Plane?

Since a jack is normally used for general sizing work, a jointer, belt sander or maybe bandsaw, thicknesser or sawzall - depends what you need to rough down to (and why).

Hand held or workshop machinery?

hand held

also, what are the planes called that have to knob handles on either side of the blade?

and what are the planes called that have like two handle bars on either side of the blade, i think they are used for curves or something?

Originally Posted by fudge_316

hand held

Then most likely a belt sander. Most other hand held tools would act more like a scrub plane (electric sander) or smoother (ROS).

Workshop would be a jointer like Groggy says, hand held would be an electric plane with the longest bed you can find. Maybe the Festool HL850, or even one of the Festool Saws on a guide - I use one all the time to cut down doors, its the quickest way I know to get a straight & square edge.

Originally Posted by fudge_316

also, what are the planes called that have to knob handles on either side of the blade?

I can only think of a router plane to fit this description - are the handles vertical like this?

Originally Posted by fudge_316

and what are the planes called that have like two handle bars on either side of the blade, i think they are used for curves or something?

most likely a cabinet scraper or a spokeshave.

Originally Posted by Groggy

I can only think of a router plane to fit this description - are the handles vertical like this?

most likely a cabinet scraper or a spokeshave.

Yeah they are the ones. Im just doin some wood work homework, and couldnt find them on the net or in the text book i have.

Thanks for that