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Definition of Smoothing plane
1. Noun. A small plane for finish work.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoothing Plane
Literary usage of Smoothing plane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1842)
"The smoothing plane, PL. 12. Fie. 3. Is the last plane used in giving the utmost
degree of smoothness to the surface of the wood: it is chiefly used in ..."
2. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1875)
"So far as the form of the iron of the smoothing-plane is concerned, there is no
difference between it and the one used in the trying-plane ; each (as across ..."
3. The Teacher's Hand-book of Slöjd as Practised and Taught at Nääs, Containing by Otto Aron Salomon, Carl Nordendahl, Alfred Johansson (1891)
"The smoothing- plane is used after the trying-plane to produce a very smooth polished
... The smoothing plane should be about 9J inches long. [The Fig. 59. ..."