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  1. 10-04-2019, 4:55 PM #1
    Doug Dawson
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
    A #5-1/4 can make a great scrub plane if you need to dimension wood or work on rough cut wood.

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    The #5-1/4 is in the middle. It looks like it was beat to heck and back in a High School shop class.
    Yeah, somebody tore it a new hanging hole. High school, it can be like Lord of the Flies for a plane.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Dawson View Post
    Yeah, somebody tore it a new hanging hole. High school, it can be like Lord of the Flies for a plane.
    And don't forget the smirk (aka crack) at the top side of the mouth. If my memory is working it likely has a small crack at the bottom of the mouth to go with it. The lateral lever is also broken. A lateral lever on a scrub plane isn't really needed.

    This was how a lemon of an ebay deal was turned into lemonade.

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    Can't put in 14 hour days anymore, down to 12s.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Dawson View Post
    Yeah, somebody tore it a new hanging hole. High school, it can be like Lord of the Flies for a plane.
    It isn't as noticeable, but the #5, top plane in the image, also has a hang hole at the heel.

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