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fore plane

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of fore plane

First recorded in 1695–1705

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The legs should be dressed square and smoothed down with the fore plane to make them perfectly straight.

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 face of the fore plane must be kept perfectly flat on the underside, which should be square with the sides of the plane.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

On the other hand, the fore plane should invariably be used for straightening the edges of boards, or for fine surfacing purposes.

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

When the fore plane is made longer, as for planing long joints, it is termed a jointer plane, the length being as much as 30 inches and the blade 25⁄8 inches wide.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The fore plane should always be held straight with the movement of the plane, because the length of the fore plane body is used as a straightener for the surface to be finished.

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

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