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How a hand plane works

The sole of a plane holds a blade at a set depth so each pass slices off an even shaving.

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From the opening

A hand plane is a body with a flat sole and a blade fixed at an angle, its edge projecting a small even amount below that sole. Pushed along the wood, the sole rides the surface and the blade pares away a shaving about as thick as the projection. The opening covers the sole sets the depth, the iron lifts a shaving, and a cap iron limits tearout.

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Inside

The sole sets the depth
The iron lifts a shaving
A cap iron limits tearout
Grain direction supports the fiber
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

Bench plane sole and cutting iron
Cap iron control of tearout

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How a hand plane works

From the opening

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