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Grooving plane

A grooving plane, plow plane, or plough plane is a plane used in woodworking to make grooves and small rabbets. They are traditionally used for drawer bottoms or rear walls.

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The Stanley 55 combination plane can act as a plow plane. source ↗

A grooving plane, plow plane, or plough plane is a plane used in woodworking to make grooves and (with some of the metal versions) small rabbets. They are traditionally used for drawer bottoms or rear walls.

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  • Moody, John A. (1981). American Cabinetmaker's Plane, Its Design and Development: 1700-1900. Tool Box. ISBN 978-0960654802.
  • Rosebrook, Donald; Fisher, Dennis (2003). Wooden Plow Planes: A Celebration of the Planemakers' Art. Astragal Press. ISBN 978-1931626118.