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2. Stop block - Wikipedia

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   A stop block is a simple reusable jig used in metalworking and woodworking to locate a common edge of a workpiece so that multiple workpieces can get the same operation performed quickly. Common applications are table saws and manual milling machines , but they are also used on miter saws , band saws , radial arm saws , and abrasive saws .

3. Jack plane - Wikipedia

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   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 scrub plane. [1] The versatility of the jack plane has led to it being the most common bench plane in use.

4. Planing (shaping) - Wikipedia

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   Planing is analogous to shaping. The main difference between these two processes is that in shaping the tool reciprocates across the stationary workpiece. Planing motion is the opposite of shaping. Both planing and shaping are rapidly being replaced by milling. The mechanism used for this process is known as a planer. The size of the planer is ...

5. Plane (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Craftsman No. 5 jack plane A hand plane in use. A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood using muscle power to force the cutting blade over the wood surface. Some rotary power planers are motorized power tools used for the same types of larger tasks, but are unsuitable for fine-scale planing, where a miniature hand plane is used.

6. Woodworking - Wikipedia

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   Woodworking was essential to the Romans. It provided, material for buildings, transportation, tools, and household items. Wood also provided pipes, dye, waterproofing materials, and energy for heat. [5]: 1 Although most examples of Roman woodworking have been lost, [5]: 2 the literary record preserved much of the contemporary knowledge.

7. Planer - Wikipedia

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   The term planer may refer to several types of carpentry tools, woodworking machines or metalworking machine tools. Plane (tool), a hand tool used to produce flat surfaces by shaving the surface of the wood; Thickness planer (North America) or thicknesser (UK and Australia), a woodworking machine for making boards of even thickness

8. Durden Machinery - Wikipedia

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   The founder Frank Reginald Durden produced his first woodworking machine, a thickness planner, in 1951. This was quickly followed with the introduction of the popular "Pacemaker" universal woodworker in 1954. Several models of the 'Pacemaker" were produced in the ensuing years and exported to different countries around the world.

9. Workbench (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   Solid wood has many advantages including strength, workability, appearance. A plywood or hardboard bench top has the advantages of being stable, relatively inexpensive. The practical drawbacks of a plywood or composite bench top are that they don't hold their corners and edges well, and they can't be resurfaced with a plane—something that is ...