Router plane
Woodworking hand tool
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A router plane is a hand plane used in woodworking 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 a chisel. The tool has largely been supplanted by the electrical router and shaper, but retains limited application.
Other names
- Old woman's tooth
- Depthing router
- Granny's tooth[1]
ClassificationWoodworking hand plane
 Router plane being used to plane a groove | |
| Other names |
|
|---|---|
| Classification | Woodworking hand plane |
Further reading
- Wynn, Scott (2010). Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes: How to Choose, Set Up, and Master the Most Useful Planes for Today's Workshop. East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, USA: Fox Chapel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56523-453-6. OCLC 606234673.
