22 ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING 
This tool requires more care than the others, as the 
stroke is usually quite short, and if the cutting edge is 
allowed to reach the farther corner, 
the 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 
Fic. 27. Méthod of using dotted line a. The piece is then 
Blocks iene reversed, and planed as shown by 
arrow b. In this way the whole end is smoothed, with- 
out ruining the corners. 
Besides these standard planes there are many patent 
and special ones for cutting tongues, grooves, beads, ete. 
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. 
Fic. 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. 
