The Plough Plane Guide
The plough (plow USA) plane creates channel grooves by removing material from the middle of a piece of wood, leaving two outside edges. The plane has a guide or fence, which runs along the undersid...
The plough (plow USA) plane creates channel grooves by removing material from the middle of a piece of wood, leaving two outside edges. The plane has a guide or fence, which runs along the underside or outer edge of the plane body. The fence keeps the groove parallel and the plane fully aligned to the material. It can be adjusted to change the distance of the groove in relation to the edge of the board.
Uses
The plough plane is used to create grooves parallel to an edge. This is useful in creating projects such as window sashes, frames for door construction, tongue and groove floorboards etc. Grooves are used in drawer construction as well as a wide variety of other frame and panel construction projects. The plough plane can be used to reliably create uniform grooves in different widths of cut.
Terminology
Types of Plough Plane
Parts of a Plough Plane
● Stems
● Body
● Blade Retainer
● Fence
● Blade