1 Tools explanation: Plane

A plane is a tool for shaving the surface of wood. In Japan, in the past, the surface was cut with a spear-like tool with a bamboo leaf-shaped knife called a yariganna (spear plane). It is thought that it was around the middle of Muromachi that a rectangular plane (plane) seen today was introduced. It is also known that Japanese planes are used by many overseas planes, while they are used by pulling them.

Planes are also many types of carpentry tools. In the case of a typical flat plane, depending on the finishing process, the tools are adjusted while adjusting the stage of the cutting, such as the demon rough plane, the rough plane, the uneven plane, the middle plane, the upper plane, and the finishing plane. Use differently. In addition, depending on the situation of the point to be used, there are planes with different functions such as flat planes, fixed planes, time planes, and chamfer planes (for details, please refer to the following various planes commentary).

The plane is large composed of a metal blade and a wooden stand. Stands may be made by the carpenter himself, but now they seem to be often made by specialized trapezers. It seems that oak, which is a hardwood, is often used, but this depends on the application and user's preference.

The plane blade usually uses a two-sided plane with a hold blade and a two-sided blade to prevent reverse eyes that can be made on the finishing surface. It is said that a good user can be finished neatly with a single blade, but a bad user can make the opposite eye even with two blades. In this way, a plane is a tool that requires considerable skill to care for the cutting edge and adjust the plane table.

The carpenter makes the sharpness of the plane that is directly linked to the finishing of the material and work efficiency. The reason why people who are called carpenter tools are often plane blacksmiths may have been born from the tension between carpenters and blacksmiths.