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 Router plane being used to plane a groove | |
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| Classification | Woodworkinghand plane |
Arouter plane is ahand plane used inwoodworking for smoothing out sunken panels, and more generally for all depressions below the general surface of the pattern.[1] It planes the bottoms of recesses to a uniform depth and can work into corners that otherwise can only be reached with achisel. The tool has largely been supplanted by theelectrical router andshaper, but retains limited application.
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