fore plane

noun

, Carpentry.

a plane, intermediate in size between a jack plane and a jointer plane, used for preliminary smoothing.

First recorded in 1695–1705

The fore-plane or trying-plane is longer and larger than the jack-plane.

If you should use a jack-plane to do the work of a fore-plane, have it ground more squarely across like the fore-plane.

On the other hand, the fore plane should invariably be used for straightening the edges of boards, or for fine surfacing purposes.

The legs should be dressed square and smoothed down with the fore plane to make them perfectly straight.

But when you gum the small cardboard weight to its fore-plane, the action of the model is changed.

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