fore plane
nounCarpentry.
a plane, intermediate in size between a jack plane and a jointer plane, used for preliminary smoothing.
Origin of fore plane
1First recorded in 1695–1705
Words Nearby fore plane
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How to use fore plane in a sentence
The fore-plane or trying-plane is longer and larger than the jack-plane.
Woodworking for Beginners | Charles Gardner WheelerIf you should use a jack-plane to do the work of a fore-plane, have it ground more squarely across like the fore-plane.
Woodworking for Beginners | Charles Gardner WheelerOn the other hand, the fore plane should invariably be used for straightening the edges of boards, or for fine surfacing purposes.
Carpentry for Boys | J. S. ZerbeThe legs should be dressed square and smoothed down with the fore plane to make them perfectly straight.
Carpentry for Boys | J. S. ZerbeBut when you gum the small cardboard weight to its fore-plane, the action of the model is changed.
The Aeroplane | Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
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