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 Plane.—The jack plane and the fore plane are handled with both hands, and the smoothing plane with one hand, but only when used for dressing the ends of boards.

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

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

From Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)

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

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

The jack plane was needed to keep the komatik runners smooth.

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