Razee plane

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Razee plane
A razee jack plane
A razee jointer plane
Other names
  • Recess handle plane
  • Cutaway plane
ClassificationType of wooden hand plane

A razee plane is a style of wooden hand plane which has a section of its rear cut away, so that the plane has a lower handle. This design makes the plane lighter, with a lower centre of mass, and puts the handle closer to the workpiece and cutting edge – giving the user greater control.[1][2][3]

Use

Historically, because they are lighter and easier to control,[

compared to?] razee planes were often used in school and training workshops.[1][2]

Despite their advantages razee planes are not as common, likely because they were originally slightly more expensive to buy.[

compared to?][4][1]

Etymology

The name razee may be derived from the historic razee ship conversion, in which a wooden sailing ship is modified by removing upper decks to lower the ship's centre of mass.[1]

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 36543361
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-684-14535-8
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  3. ISBN 978-0-8069-6670-0
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  4. ^ Sellens, Alvin (1978). Woodworking Planes: A Descriptive Register of Wooden Planes. Internet Archive. Augusta, Kansas, USA: Sellens. p. 18.
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