Hand held planes

Spokeshaves are available with a round or a flat sole. What is the purpose of a round sole?

• Round soles give a better finish

• Round soles are considered quicker

• Round soles are able to cut concave curves

• Round soles can be used to cut rebates

How far should the back (cap) iron be set from the cutting iron edge?

• Between 2 mm and 3 mm

• Between 0.5 mm and 2 mm

• Between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm

• Between 5 mm and 7 mm

Which of the following statements is true when using a plane or a spokeshave?

 

• The tool should be worked with the grain where possible

• The tool should be worked against the grain where possible

• The tool blade should be extended as far out as is possible

• For safety reasons the tool blade should be retracted for all passes across the timber.

Which two of the following tools are used to finish curved work?

• Plough plane

• Shoulder plane

• Spokeshave

• Block plane

Why is a jack plane used for longer lengths of timber, rather than a smoothing plane?

• The longer length of a jack plane tends to follow deviations in the timber length

• The longer length of the jack plane prevents the blade from ‘digging in’
• The jack plane is considered to be quicker.

• The longer length of the jack plane helps to remove high spots first

Why is a jack plane used for longer lengths of timber, rather than a smoothing plane?

• The longer length of a jack plane tends to follow deviations in the timber length
• The longer length of the jack plane prevents the blade from ‘digging in’
• The jack plane is considered to be quicker.
• The longer length of the jack plane helps to remove high spots first

What is a smoothing plane MAINLY used for?

• Reducing timber

• Planing grooves

• Finishing work off

• Planing rebates for panels

What is a plough plane MAINLY used for?

• Planing high quality work

• Planing general work

• Planing grooves for panels

• Planing rebates for panels

The names of three planes are shown. The correct order from shortest to longest is:

• smoothing, try, jack

• smoothing, jack, try

• try, jack, smoothing
• jack, smoothing, try

The type of plane used to finish stopped chamfers, stopped rebates and for working in corners is a:

• Rebate plane
• Shoulder plane
• Bullnose plane
• Block plane