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If you don't know jack about jack planes,

or are a blockhead when it comes to block planes, get a quick-and-dirty lesson about which hand planes should be in your shop.

Lie-Nielsen's low-angle jack plane is based on the old Stanley #62 and excels at smoothing difficult woods such as curly maple. If you work with a lot of figured woods, this plane will save your bacon on occasion even if you have a whole shop of power tools.