Bench planes are without doubt the most used tools on a hand tool shop. You can use them to prepare your rough boards – remove all the cups, bows and twists, plane it down to the thickness you want and smooth the surface in preparation for finishing.
While this task may require various tools like a scrub plane, a jointer, a jack and a smoother, most share the same anatomy.
Take a look at the exploded diagram on the left (click on it for a larger view) and you can get familiar with all the terminology and part names used on a hand plane.
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