A chisel plane is a woodworking plane
with a low-angle blade set with the cutting edge at the very front
of the plane, effectively combining a chisel and a plane.
A chisel plane is also referred to as a 'Trimming Plane' or an 'Edge
Plane'.
A chisel plane specialises in being able to reach / plane right into
a corner, particularly useful in the final trimming of a rebate / rabbet,
trimming proud dovetails and dowels, planing into the corner of a drawer,
box or cabinet. The chisel plane can also be useful for removing glue /
paint from awkward places.
A chisel plane isn't the most common of planes, probably the most widely
produced chisel plane was the
Record 077A Bullnose Plane
which turned into a chisel plane by removing the front nose piece.
Stanley produced the
Stanley 97 Plane
which was called a Cabinet Makers Edge Plane; another name for a chisel
plane.
Sometimes secondhand
Stanley 78
and
Record 078 planes
can be seen where
they have been adapted into a chisel plane, this is often where the
plane has been dropped and broken, the user has then seized the opportunity
to make use of the plane as a chisel plane.
Today Veritas make a chisel plane similar to the Stanley 97 Plane,
Veritas call their plane the
Veritas Cabinet Maker's Trimming Plane.
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