The pattern maker's handybook : a practical manual on patterns for founders, embracing information on the tools, materials and appliances employed in their construction (1887)
Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931 · London : C. Lockwood · leaf 59
ack Plane. Two taps should loosen the wedge and the irons. In setting: up after sharpening, the back end of the cutting iron is tapped to give more iron ; and to give less iron the fore end of the plane stock is tapped gently. To set the iron evenly with the mouth, it is tapped on the edge behind… … Fig. 20. Wooden Half-Long Plane. The half long plane is from twenty-two inches to thirty inches long; the longer sizes being called jointers. Twenty- four inches is the most suitable length for ordinary purposes.
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