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

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.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh

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 James Slough Zerbe

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 Joshua Rose

Th' likes iv ye wud want to see th' tariff rejooced with a jack plane or an ice pick.

From Mr. Dooley Says by Finley Peter Dunne

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 George W. (George Wilbur) Peck