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Illustration showing labeled basic carpentry hand tools, including backsaw, handsaw, try square, miter box, claw hammer, screwdriver, brace and bits, metal smoothing plane, level, rasps, chisels, punches, pliers, gimlet, awl, and tape measure.
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A smoothing plane is a short, finely set tool used for smoothing and finishing wood surfaces. It is a type of hand plane used in carpentry to remove rough surfaces and reduce wood to the desired size. While mechanical planers are used for smoothing wood to an even thickness, a smoothing plane is specifically for the final finishing touches. The verb "to plane" means to make a surface free from breaks or bumps, essentially flattening and smoothing it.1234

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