Scrub from a Stanley #5 1/4

[Mike Wenzloff]

Here's a #5 1/4 I converted to a scrub.

Filed the mouth open and cambered the blade. Last night I rasped away the sharp-cornered tote to something a bit more comfy.

Heavier than a LV scrub, it works great even for prolonged scrubing.

Sorry, no pics from a couple weeks ago when I used it for the afternoon. If you've used a scrub, the chips are just like that <G>.

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Mike

[Charles Stanford]

Man, if you use that thing for any length of time you're going to look like Arnold.

[Mike Wenzloff]

Hi Charles...not that loosing some extra, uh, weight wouldn't hurt, mind you, but it really isn't too heavy in use. I really don't lift it (or any plane for that matter) at the end of the cutting stroke. At least much on a broad surface.

I probably use a #6 or #8 following a scrub more and they are obviously heavier.

Here are a few benefits I think apply to a longer, heavier scrub.

Longer. More registration on a board's edge. Yep, use it on an edge to waste down close to a mark. On larger panels, such as a table top or the credenza I'm building, it makes for more accurate wasting out towards the edges...for me anyway.

Heavier. More mass requires less effort in heavy scrubbing than a lighter plane. This is especially true in harder woods. Knots. What knots?

Wider. Feels less tippy, especially once the board begins to get a bit wavy from the cambered blade. Though it's wider by a bit than my LN, it doesn't take a significantly wider chip, due to the camber. Maybe not even really any thicker. But it does feel more stable.

Mike