The jointer plane, also known as the try plane or trying plane, is a type of
hand plane used in
woodworking
Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
History
Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first mate ...
to straighten the edges of boards in the process known as
jointing, and to flatten the faces of larger boards.
Its long length is designed to 'ride over' the undulations of an uneven surface, skimming off the peaks, gradually creating a flatter surface. In thicknessing or preparing rough stock, the jointer plane is usually preceded by the
fore plane
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. The name fore plane is sometimes used synonymously w ...
or
jack plane
A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane, used for dressing timber down to size in preparation for truing and/or edge jointing. It is usually the first plane used on rough stock, but for rougher work it can be preceded by the sc ...
and followed by the
smoothing plane
A smoothing plane or smooth plane is a type of bench plane used in woodworking. The smoothing plane is typically the last plane used on a wood surface, removing very fine shavings to leave a smooth finish. When used effectively it quickly produc ...
.
[Schwarz, Christopher]
"Understanding Bench Planes"
Popular Woodworking Magazine, 08 October 2008, Retrieved on 22 April 2015
Jointer planes are typically long, and are the longest hand planes commonly used.
Under the Stanley Bailey numbering system #7 and #8 planes are jointer planes.
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.
As with other hand planes, jointer planes were originally made with wooden bodies.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the development of the metal-bodied hand plane at the end of the 19th century, wooden-bodied jointers have been largely superseded. Metal-bodied planes are heavier, which is particularly noticeable for planes as large as jointers. This can make metal-bodied jointers more tiring to use for extended periods of time.
See also
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Jointer
A jointer or in some configurations, a jointer-planer (also known in the UK and Australia as a planer or surface planer, and sometimes also as a buzzer or flat top) is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board's length ...
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