Which planes to get?

[Roy Turbett]

I'm thinking we need the OP to clarify just what his specific goal(s) is(/are).

to say this:

Originally Posted by Roy Turbett
... I am currently without a power jointer so I used a No. 5 jack plane....

isn't applicable. (Otherwise I think the advice is great. It shows how the Jack plane excels.) It seems to me this thread is so confused because there are a lot of correct answers to significantly different questions.

True, but I was taking the twist out of a 2 x 8 which is wider than the 6" jointer I recently sold. Seems to me the jack plane would still be a better choice even if I had kept the jointer.