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2. Plane (tool) - Wikipedia

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   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. Generally, all planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness ...

3. Thickness planer - Wikipedia

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   A thickness planer (also known in the UK and Australia as a thicknesser or in North America as a planer) is a woodworking machine to trim boards to a consistent thickness throughout their length. This machine transcribes the desired thickness using the downside as a reference / index. So, to produce a completely straight planed board requires ...

4. Router (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   Router (woodworking) A "D-handle" fixed-base router. The router[a] is a power tool with a flat base and a rotating blade extending past the base. The spindle may be driven by an electric motor or by a pneumatic motor. It routs (hollows out) an area in hard material, such as wood or plastic. Routers are used most often in woodworking, especially ...

5. Jointer - Wikipedia

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   The jointer derives its name from its primary function of producing flat edges on boards prior to joining them edge-to-edge to produce wider boards. The use of this term probably arises from the name of a type of hand plane, the jointer plane, which is also used primarily for this purpose. "Planer" is the normal term in the UK and Australia for ...

6. Planer - Wikipedia

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   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. Planer (metalworking), a metalworking machine-tool having a reciprocating work table and a stationary cutting tool. Jointer ...

7. Reciprocating saw - Wikipedia

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   Reciprocating saws have many uses; here, one is shown cutting through hard-to-remove nails in a staircase. A reciprocating saw is a type of handheld, small, machine-powered saw, in which the cutting action is achieved through a push-and-pull ("reciprocating") or back-and-forth motion of the blade. The original trade name, Sawzall, is often used ...