The jointer plane, also known as the try plane or trying plane, is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards in the process known as jointing, and to flatten the faces of larger boards. Its long length lets it ride over the undulations of an uneven surface, skimming off the high points and gradually creating a flatter surface; in preparing rough stock it is usually preceded by the fore plane or jack plane and followed by the smoothing plane.
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Introduced When (Circa)Circa 17th century: the name jointer plane is documented in use by at least then; the related terms try plane and trying plane are documented from at least the 19th century. 1 OriginOriginally made with wooden bodies like other early hand planes; wooden-bodied jointers were largely superseded once metal-bodied hand planes developed at the end of the 19th century, with the Stanley Bailey numbering system assigning jointer planes the number 7 and number 8 designations. 1 Power Source Connections
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Jointer Plane is used in Traditional Roubo Workbench Plan.
Jointer Plane is used in Woodworking.
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The use of the name jointer plane dates back to at least the 17th century, referring to the process of readying the edges of boards for jointing. The terms try plane, trying plane, and trueing plane have been in use since at least the 19th century.
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As with other hand planes, jointer planes were originally made with wooden bodies. But, since the development of the metal-bodied hand plane at the end of the 19th century, wooden-bodied jointers have been largely superseded.
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The jointer plane, also known as the try plane or trying plane, is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards in the process known as jointing, and to flatten the faces of larger boards.
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The jointer plane, also known as the try plane or trying plane, is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards
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Carpentry. a plane for truing the edges of boards
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