PLANES

SOME TYPES OF PLANES

 A carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable
blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the
cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
 Common types used are:-
The Smoothing plane,
The Jack plane,
The Block plane.
 For curve work Spokeshaves

 Also you can have a Electric Hand Plane

 THE SMOOTHING
PLANE

 Is typically 8 to 10 inches long, has a tight

mouth and is held with both hands.
 The iron of the smoothing plane is generally
sharpened straight across or with a slightly
arched cutting edge
 THE PLANE exploded view

 The depth of cut is set by turning the Depth

adjustment knob found behind the blade, try for fine
thin shavings, making several light cuts
 THE PLANE
other parts named

 A: The Mouth is an opening in the bottom of the plane down through

which the blade extends, and up through which wood shavings pass.
 B: The Blade or Iron is steel with a sharpened edge which cuts the
wood.
 C: The Lever cap holds the blade down firmly to the body of the plane.
 D: The Depth adjustment knob controls how far the blade extends
through the mouth.
 F: The Cap iron makes the blade more rigid.
 J: The Frog is a sliding iron wedge that holds the plane Iron at the
proper angle. It slides to adjust the gap between the cutting edge and the
front of the mouth. The frog is screwed down to the inside of the sole
through two parallel slots and on many planes is only adjustable with a
screwdriver when the plane iron is removed
 JACK PLANE
 Is the general-purpose bench plane, used for
general smoothing of the edges and sizing of
wood. Jack planes are about 15 inches long,
and the blade usually has a moderately
curved edge. In preparing wood, the jack
plane is used before the smoothing plane.
 The name is related to the saying "jack of all
trades". Jack planes perform both the work of
smoothing planes and trying planes
 Block plane
A block plane is a small woodworking hand
plane which typically has the iron bedded at a
lower angle than other planes, with the bevel
up. It is designed to cut end grain and is
typically small enough to be used with one
hand.
 SPOKESHAVE
 These handy tools come with either straight,
convex, or concave blades, they are an
excellent tool for hand shaping material.

CONVEX CONCAVE
ELECTRIC HAND PLANE
 A blade revolves at high speed
and as the machine plane is
pushed across the surface of
the wood - it is planed.
 A big disadvantage of these
planes is that they are
potentially very dangerous if
misused. Also, sometimes the
finish to the surface is not as
smooth or precise as a hand
held plane being carefully
used.
 THE PLANE
exploded view
of parts

A. The Lever cap holds the blade down firmly to the

body of the plane
B. The Blade is a plate of steel with a sharpened
edge which cuts the wood.
C. The Cap iron makes the blade more rigid
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