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bench plane

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bench plane [′bench ‚plān]
(design engineering)
A plane used primarily in benchwork on flat surfaces, such as a block plane or jack plane.

bench plane
A plane, 1 used primarily in benchwork on flat surfaces, as a block plane or jack plane.


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With a conventional bench plane, you can sharpen the blade using a fine grade oil stone and a honing guide, holding the blade at an angle to the oil stone.
More frequently used planes are referred to as bench planes and include the scrub plane, the smoothing plane, the jackplane and the trying plane.
 
 
 
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