6 Best Jack Planes (September 2026)

Best Jack Planes

A jack plane is a medium-length bench plane (typically 14 to 15 inches long) designed to handle rough dimensioning, jointing, and light smoothing on a single, versatile tool. After spending the last three months flattening rough walnut, jointing white oak edges, and shooting end grain in our workshop, I put six of the most talked-about … Read more