Rex Krueger

Do you actually need this tool? (Patreon)

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2025-07-07 15:49:17

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Friends:

Patreon has been a little buggy recently. I posted this video on Friday, just like usual, but it never went out and my post disappeared. I'm really sorry about that. We're dedicated to making regular content and getting it out on time.

On to the video:

I recently bought an authentic Continental scrub plane and I've been itching to try one of these for years. Many scrubs are made from converted smoothing planes, but a real scrub has a narrow blade and the traditional "horned" body.

My tool for rough work has always been the English fore plane and I was eager to try these too tools out side-by-side. The results were surprising. (And we've included Patron Tips to help you with your rough stock preparation.)

In my original post, I wished everyone a happy 4th of July and I'll do so again. I hope everyone had a restful and fun holiday weekend. And if you're not one of my American viewers, I hope your country has at least one holiday where you get to reflect on what's good and noble and special about your homeland. I hope you have fun doing it. Americans sure do.

--Rex

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