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

This applies particularly to the jack plane, but is bad practice with the others as well.

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 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

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

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