Wood Hand Planes: Jack, Block, Smoothing & Rabbet

Hand Planes for Woodworking: Bench, Rabbet, Block & More

Infinity Tools carries a comprehensive selection of woodworking hand planes for every stage of the milling and joinery process. Whether you are flattening rough lumber with a wood scrub hand plane, bringing a board to final thickness with a wood jack hand plane, or taking gossamer shavings with a wood smoothing hand plane, the right plane makes all the difference in surface quality and efficiency.

For joinery, the rabbet plane is indispensable. The wood rabbet hand plane (30mm), wood skewed rabbet hand plane (24mm), and double rabbet hand plane let you cut precise rabbets, shoulders, and dadoes by hand. The skewed blade version is especially useful for cross-grain work and fitting tenons in awkward grain orientations.

The Clifton and Kunz lines round out the collection with precision-ground metal bench planes. The Clifton adjustable mouth block plane handles end grain and chamfering, while the Kunz Plus No. 4 smoothing plane delivers fine surface work in a classic metal body.

Types of Hand Planes

Plane	What it does	Shop
Scrub plane	Removes stock fast and flattens rough, cupped or twisted boards	Wood scrub plane
Jack plane	The all-rounder for flattening and bringing boards to thickness, and the best first plane to buy	Wood jack plane, Kunz No. 5
Fore and jointer planes	Long soles straighten edges for glue-ups and true up long faces	Wood jointer plane, Kunz No. 6
Smoothing plane	Takes fine final shavings so the surface is ready for finish	Wood smoothing plane, Kunz No. 4
Block plane	One-handed work on end grain, chamfers and small parts	Clifton block plane
Rabbet plane	Cuts and cleans up rabbets, shoulders and tenons	30mm, skewed 24mm, double rabbet

Choosing the Right Hand Plane for Your Work

Start with a scrub or jack plane to dimension rough lumber, move to a jointer plane to achieve a flat, straight reference face, and finish with a smoothing plane. For joinery, add a rabbet or block plane. Woodworkers building out a full toolkit can save with the hand plane packages collection.

Infinity-branded wooden planes: dense European beech body, hornbeam sole
Premium alloy steel blades hardened for extended edge retention
Metal planes from Clifton and Kunz for precision bench work

Learn more in Why Hand Planes Are the Most Accurate Tool You Can Own and Why You Need Rabbet Hand Planes in Your Shop. Want to make your own? See our Krenov-style hand plane kits and How to Build Your Own Hand Plane.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of hand planes does Infinity Tools carry?

Infinity Tools stocks scrub planes, jack planes, jointer planes, smoothing planes, rabbet planes (standard and skewed), block planes, and specialty double-rabbet planes, across both wooden-body and metal-body styles.

What is a scrub plane used for in woodworking?

A scrub plane is used to rapidly remove material from rough lumber, flatten a cupped or twisted board, and bring a workpiece down to approximate thickness before finer planes take over.

What is the difference between a jack plane and a jointer plane?

A jack plane is shorter and is used for initial smoothing and dimensioning after the scrub plane. A jointer plane is longer, which allows it to bridge low spots and produce a truly flat, straight surface across the full length of a board.

What is a rabbet plane used for?

A rabbet plane cuts rabbets (stepped recesses along the edge of a board) for joinery such as frame-and-panel backs, drawer bottoms, and tenon shoulders. The blade extends to the full width of the plane sole for edge-to-edge cutting.

Are the Infinity Tools wooden hand planes pre-tuned from the factory?

Most wooden hand planes benefit from a brief setup — flattening the sole, honing the blade, and setting the chip breaker — before first use. The Infinity Tools learning center covers hand plane setup in detail.

What is the advantage of a skewed rabbet plane?

The skewed rabbet plane has its blade set at an angle to the direction of travel, which produces a slicing cut that reduces tearout on cross-grain cuts and difficult grain directions.

Can I buy hand planes as a package to save money?

Yes. Infinity Tools offers curated sets in the hand plane packages collection, including bench plane sets and rabbet plane sets at bundled pricing.

What is the Clifton adjustable mouth block plane best suited for?

The Clifton block plane excels at end-grain trimming, chamfering edges, fitting joints, and fine detail work where a larger bench plane would be unwieldy.

How do I sharpen a hand plane blade?

Flatten the back of the blade on a sharpening stone, then hone the bevel to a fine edge using progressively finer grits — typically 1000, 4000, and 8000 grit water stones or diamond plates. A leather strop removes the wire edge for a razor-sharp result.

Does Infinity Tools offer a quality guarantee on hand planes?

Yes. All Infinity Tools products are backed by a quality guarantee. See the quality guarantee page or contact support with any concerns.

Woodworking Hand Planes