also known as: No. 5
A medium-length hand plane (#5 Stanley), the all-rounder. Handles most dimensioning between scrub work and final smoothing.
The jack plane handles most of the dimensioning work.
A long hand plane (#7 or #8 Stanley) used for straightening edges and flattening panels.
A short hand plane (#3 or #4 Stanley) used for final surfacing — the last passes before finishing.