jack plane

American  

noun

Carpentry.

1. a plane for rough surfacing.

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jack plane British  

noun

1. a carpenter's plane, usually with a wooden body, used for rough planing of timber

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Etymology

Origin of jack plane

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The blade of a jack plane is most efficient when it is ground well away towards the corners, as at a b in Fig.

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The jack plane, used first by the carpenter for rapid surfacing, is distinguished primarily by the bezeled and slightly convex edge of its cutting iron.

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Pullman was a carpenter who worked with a jack plane, and a saw, and things.

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As the jack plane has its bit ground with a curved edge, it is admirably adapted for taking off the rough saw print surface.

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Again, the carpenter invents and patents an improvement in jack planes.

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