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jack plane

noun

, Carpentry.
  1. a plane for rough surfacing.


jack plane

noun

  1. a carpenter's plane, usually with a wooden body, used for rough planing of timber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jack plane1

First recorded in 1805–15
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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.

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.

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

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

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

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