Hello Dan,
I have a number of hand planes. My shortest is about 4 inches long and it
used to smooth ruff spots on lumber. There are a lot that were used to make
moldings in years gone by and it is an art. My largest is about 30 inches long
and also is designed to smooth lumber, but now we are talking full boards that
were ruff cut and could be used to size thickness of lumber as power planners
of today are used.
I have a couple that I have and use instead of sand paper. Putting boards
together from lowes or anywhere else really vary in size sometimes, planes can
be used to level them out after a project is put together and can be made to
look professional, at least in my eyes, for what it is worth. ha ha ha
..............bob
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