The following is a list of Hand Planes in order by typical, general use on roughsawn boards...

...and the more-effective Stanley Cast-Iron Model #'s used for each task (there were also beech-bodied transitional planes that mirrored many of these, and they are also excellent user planes today):


#40 Scrub -

Short, crude plane with thick, convex blade that removes face material quickly to
  • Reduce thickness or

  • Remove warp.