Plane (tool)
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A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood using muscle power to force the cutting iron over the wood surface. Some rotary power planers are motorized power tools used for similar tasks, but are less sui
Craftsman No. 5 jack plane
A hand plane in use
Roman planes found in Germany, dating to the 1st to 3rd century AD
Hand plane
Japanese plane
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The Japanese plane or kanna is a plane pulled towards the user rather than pushed in the manner of western style planes. They are made of hardwood, usually Japanese white or red oak. The laminated ste
Plane (tool)
…generally allows for more localized low or high spots to remain. Though most planes are pushed across a piece of wood, holding it with one or both hands, Japanese planes are pulled toward the body, not pushed away. Woodworking machinery that perform a similar function as hand planes include the jointer that flattens one…
A Japanese cooper using a yariganna or spear-plane
A yariganna or spear-plane in the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Kobe