A spill plane is a device that creates long, spiraling wood shavings or tapers, which were used to carry fire from one place to another, most commonly in the era before matches were widely available. It is unusual among wood planes in that the shaving itself is the product, rather than the shaped piece of wood the plane is run across.
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OriginMost common in the era before matches were common, when spills carried fire. 1 Source gives only a rough era of common use, not an origin date or place. Connections
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Spill Plane is used in Woodworking.
Sources
1. Spill plane (Wikipedia)
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They were most common in the era before matches were common.
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