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

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jack plane

Then the surface was planed smooth with a little jack plane carried for the purpose.

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon

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

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Never move the jack plane or the smoothing plane over the work so that the body of the tool is in a direct line with the movement of the plane.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough

An axe, a small jack plane and two snow knives were the only tools to be carried.

From Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale by Wallace, Dillon

The jack plane is the proper tool for this work.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough