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dado plane

dado plane

9.9
A small hand tool that cuts a straight groove across a wooden board
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The carpenter used a dado plane to cut precise grooves for the shelf supports.

Examples

  • He adjusted the blade on the dado plane to match the width of the required groove.

  • Before routers became common, the dado plane was essential for cabinet making.

  • The dado plane is essential for making precise cuts.

  • I bought a new dado plane for my workshop.

  • The carpenter used a dado plane to cut precise grooves for the shelf supports.

  • He adjusted the blade on the dado plane to match the width of the required groove.

  • Before routers became common, the dado plane was essential for cabinet making.

Synonyms

router plane
vsdado plane
  • Specialized
9.7

A tool for making narrow grooves with smooth flat bottoms in wood

cuts grooves across the grain specifically for dados

Surface Forms

dado plane singular
dado planes plural

Morphology

dado + plane

The compound is directly compositional: 'dado' denotes a groove and 'plane' a hand tool, so together they denote a tool for making or trimming dados. This noun+noun formation follows a regular English compounding pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words (noting that the lexis is specialised).

Etymology

Dado plane is named because it is a plane that cuts a long slot called a 'dado' across a board. So, dado plane means a simple hand tool used to make those grooves for shelves and joints.