Your Top Ten Handplanes by Use
At the risk of offending anyone who doesn't have ten handplanes, I wish to propose an educational and instructive thread that will give us all a chance to think about what we use, and to see what others use from the wonderful world of hand-plane-dom.
Now this isn't a thread of what we consider to be the definitive list of the world's top 10 handplanes, rather it is a thread that will present those actual planes that we use most often - and hence are our practical top ten.
I realise that what we use is predicated on what we make, however that will be instructive as well.
It will, I think, be more helpful if we actually identify the planes that we list - eg not simply a jointer plane, but rather your jointer plane - ie Sargent 424 etc. And even better if a picture is included.
Furthermore, it would be noice if you could identify what your very first handplane was - the one that set the ball rolling down this ever more slippery slope - even if you no longer have it.
Finally - why 10?
Well it's a fine round number, and will give - I think, the best cross section of what we use most widely.
What if you don't have ten? No problem - share what you have.
And - no - they don't have to be listed in any particular order, but if you want to - then go for it.
I'll get the ball rolling with the next post.
Cheers
SG