22 ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING 



This tool requires more care tlian the others, as the 



stroke is usually quite short, and if the cutting edge is 



a b allowed to reach the farther corner, 



rthe latter will be broken off. 

 To avoid this error the plane 

 must be lifted up before the end 

 of the stroke, as shown by the 

 Fig. 27. Method of using dotted line a. The piece is then 

 Block Plane reversed, and planed as shown by 



arrow h. In this way the whole end is smoothed, with- 

 out ruinina; the corners. 



Besides these standard planes there are many patent 

 and special ones for cutting tongues, grooves, beads, etc. 

 14. The Wooden Plane. Although the iron-bodied 

 planes just described are now in common use, the old- 

 fashioned wooden plane is still the favorite of many 

 woodworkers. 



Fig. 28. The Wooden Plane 



This tool, while lacking some of the adjustments of 

 the iron plane, was much simpler and contained a 

 smaller number of parts. 



