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noun Carpentry.

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

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Origin of fore plane

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby fore plane

forepart, forepassed, forepaw, forepeak, foreperson, fore plane, foreplay, forepleasure, forepole, forequarter, forequarters

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 Wheeler
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.
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
On 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. Zerbe
The legs should be dressed square and smoothed down with the fore plane to make them perfectly straight.
Carpentry for Boys|J. S. Zerbe

But 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