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Definition of Block plane
1. Noun. A small plane used on end grains of wood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Block Plane
Literary usage of Block plane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Shop Practice: A General Reference Work by Howard Monroe Raymond, American Technical Society (1917)
"block plane. Next in importance to the three planes already mentioned, is the
block plane, illustrated in Fig. 26. The No. 19, which is 7 inches long and ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of war risk insurance. Division of military and naval insurance, United States (1917)
"What is the difference between a block plane and a smooth plane? A. A block plane
is very short, used mostly for planing and grain wood; the blade is set at ..."
3. Woodworking for Beginners: A Manual for Amateurs by Charles Gardner Wheeler (1907)
"The block-plane is small and is meant chiefly for planing across the ends of
pieces (for ... A block-plane is made which can, by means of a detachable side, ..."
4. A Boy's Workshop: With Plans and Designs for In-door and Out-door Work by Harry Craigin, Henry Randall Waite (1884)
"Thus : Turn the small thumb-screw at the front of the block-plane and press ...
Now for the proper use of the block-plane, remembering to restore it to its ..."
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