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RE: Which hand planes to keep? - iclark - 01-10-2022
As you said, lots of good advice above. ^^^^
I would say that a #3 scrub plane is a bad idea if your stock is longer than the plane. You will drive yourself crazy trying to flatten a board with a short plane that can go up and down the hills and valleys in the board.
One suggestion that I have not seen above (might have missed it):
It sounds like you are in no financial or shelf-space pinch so:
Put all of the planes away. (Possibly separate the complete planes from those that need parts)
Then, as you use a plane (and you like it), move it to a shelf separate from the bulk storage location.
If you use a plane and find that it just does not work for you, put that in a group to likely pass along.
After a year or so, look at what you have used and what you have not used.
That is a good time to consider whether the unused planes are extras to be passed along or whether you just have not done any projects yet that needed them.
Make the review an annual or semi-annual part of a shop clean-up. That will give you the satisfaction of having a path forward.
When it is time to pass something along, you can post in SnS here, sell locally, donate them, give them away to friends and family, or many other options.