A carpenter's plane.

a plane used for producing a uniform surface along a length of wood; cf. jointer, n.2 1a.

(see quot. 1678).

A plane with an oblique surface for making mitre joints.

a kind of joiner's plane.

(a) a large, flat expanse of ice; (b) an instrument used to smooth (the surface of) ice by planing.

a form of rebate plane for cutting to an adjustable width and depth, used for making certain of the grooves in a sash window frame (see quot. 1914).

Basketry. A plane used for shaving skeins to a required width.

a plane with a curved stock used by coopers for levelling the ends of the staves at the top and bottom of a barrel or cask.

A bead moulding or edge line. spec. in Architecture and Joinery, a bead; also collectively, the beads of a moulding. attributive, as beading plane =…

a carpenter's plane for running a bead on moulding.

The action of making flutes in columns, or in frills, ruffles, etc.; ornamentation with flutes; the result of this action, fluted work. Also attrib…

a plane for fine smoothing and truing, or for cutting a bevel or rebate at the edge of a board.

A plane with a skewed cutting iron, typically one which extends to one edge of the stock.

a plane used with a shooting-board for squaring or bevelling the edges of stuff (Knight Mech. Dict. 1875).

A name for various mechanical appliances having a whisking movement. A cooper's plane for levelling the chimes of casks.

(see quots.).

= scraping-plane n. at scraping, n. compounds 1.

a small smoothing plane used for internal angles and small work.

(see quot. 1954).