The fore plane is a type of woodworking bench plane typically used for preparing and flattening rough workpieces before other planes, such as the jointer plane and the smoothing plane, are used on them. The name fore plane is sometimes used synonymously with the jack plane, but the fore plane is usually longer, which makes it more effective at leveling larger workpieces.
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Fore Plane is used in Woodworking.
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The name fore plane dates back to at least the 17th century in Britain, and was named fore plane because it would be used on a workpiece before other planes.
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The name fore plane dates back to at least the 17th century in Britain, and was named fore plane because it would be used on a workpiece before other planes.
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The name fore plane dates back to at least the 17th century in Britain, and was named fore plane because it would be used on a workpiece before other planes.
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The fore plane is a type of woodworking bench plane typically used for preparing and flattening rough workpieces before using other planes, such as the jointer plane and the smoothing plane.
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Carpentry. a plane, intermediate in size between a jack plane and a jointer plane
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