Planes

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Level 1 Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery

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Planes

Unit 113: Maintain and use carpentry and joinery hand tools

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Objectives

5.1 To understand the types and uses of hand-held

planes

5.2 To understand the parts of a hand-held plane

5.3 To understand why hand-held planes are available in different lengths

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Types of hand-held plane

• Smoothing plane• Jack plane• Try plane

• Block plane

• Rebate plane• Plough plane

• Spokeshave

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Parts of a Bench Plane

Depth adjustment wheel

Cutting Iron / Blade

Handle (Tote)

Knob

Sole

Heel

Toe

Cap Iron / Chipbreaker

Lever CapLateral adjustment lever

Frog

Mouth / Throat

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Jack Plane No. 6

Smoothing Plane No. 4

Try Plane No. 8

Bench planes

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Bench planes: type, length and use

Type Sole Length mm Use

Jack (Fore) Plane

Nos. 5 to 6

350 to 500REMOVINGScrubbing: wasting course material at a fast rate / first flattening of board surfaces

Try (Jointer) Plane

Nos. 7-8

550 to 610STRAIGHTENINGTruing faces and edges (long sole will ride over dips)

Smoothing Plane

Nos. 1 to 4½

150 to 250SMOOTHINGPreparing the workpiece for finishing

Order of use

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Spokeshave

• The spokeshave is used for shaping and smoothing curved work (spindles, chair legs, handles, handrails).

• It can be push or pulled but works best pushed (a little more difficult to master).

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Rebate plane

• The rebate plane is used for cutting rebates in timber.

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Plough plane

• The plough plane is used for cutting grooves in timber.

• This plane can also be used to cut rebates.

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Block Plane

• The block plane is designed to trim end grain.

• It is small enough to use with one hand (you can use two).

• Easier to control than a larger bench plane, the block plane can also be used for smoothing, chamfering, even convex curved work.

• Also known as low angle planes and bevel up planes (the plane iron is set bevel up, at a low angle).

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