Jointer plane

Under Jack Plane (formerly jointer ) is defined as a made ​​of wood or metal hand plane with a minimum length of 40 to 45 cm.

Jack Plane

The Jack Plane is used to settle boards and add to. In particular, it is indispensable for the hand to processing boards. Due to its great length, it is ideal for planing. A distinction Kurzraubänke of Langraubänken whose length is usually about 60 to 65 cm.

Although now mainly Jointers are used for planing boards or Leimholztafeln who work with a knife shaft. If, however, on the cleanliness and precision of the image slicer, many professionals still prefer to use a hand plane.

During Anglo-Saxon (especially the U.S.) Jointer Planes are used with a metal base, the plane body is mostly made of wood in continental Europe. We used beech, the sole often consists of hornbeam, lignum vitae or other hardwoods. Also in Asia (Japan, China ) are known Jointer Planes. The plane body are made from tropical woods there and work, for example, in Japanese planing to train. These are embedded in the plane body side handle bars.

The plane iron all Jointer Planes can be equipped with one stone. This serves to break the shaving.

Major manufacturers of Raubänken are, inter alia, the company Ulmia, E.C.E. and Lie Nielsen (U.S.).

Fugbank

Today, hardly more common and practically only used available is the Fugbank, the actual planing for joining boards. With 80 cm in length is the longest bench planes. The Fugbank differs from the Jack Plane by the cutting iron with straight ground blade edge. Rounded edges are not necessary because the Fugbank will not be used for surfaces.

The tasks of the Fugbank are now mostly done with the Jack Plane (or with the planer )