handplane

Blade with sole

A handplane is a woodworking tool consisting of a sharp blade set in a flat-bottomed body, used to shave thin layers from a board's surface to smooth or shape it.

The user pushes the plane across the wood grain while the blade, adjusted to a precise depth, removes material in controlled passes.

Handplanes range from small block planes for detail work to large jointer planes for flattening boards.

He spent an hour with the handplane getting the tabletop perfectly smooth.

woodworking

chisel

Edged carving implement

shavingRemoving hair with blade
bladeFlat cutting edge
soleFoot's bottom surface

frog · iron · bevel · mouth · knob · tote · jointer · smoother · rabbet · spokeshave

shaping

smoothing

Reducing irregularities systematically

flatteningReducing to evenness
truingCorrecting to exact form
bevelingCutting at a slant

chamfering · rabbeting · jointing · dimensioning · thickness · squaring · fitting · trimming

craft

artisan

Skilled manual tradesperson

precisionAccuracy of measurement
skillAcquired ability through practice
craftsmanshipSkill in making objects

woodworker · cabinetmaker · joiner · handtool · tradition · mastery · technique · expertise · finesse · patience

surfing

wave

Oscillating motion through medium

barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
swellIncrease in size
bodysurfingSwimming with the breakers

lineup · break · wipeout · shortboard · longboard · rail · fin · deck · nose · tail

Opposites

power source

handplanejointer

Board-flattening machine

power tools · router · belt sander · CNC machine

material addition vs. removal

handplanewood filler

Compound for repairing lumber

putty knife · laminating · wood glue

material removal method

handplanebelt sander

Motorized loop-abrasive tool

orbital sander · sandpaper · rasp · file · wood filler

Family

hand, plane, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handful, handless

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G