👨‍🏭 A metal worker 🔨 A smoothing tool

planisher

9.9

A tool for smoothing metal by hammering or pressing it

noun
/ˈplænɪʃər/

Specialized

: planisher

The metalworker used a planisher to create a perfectly smooth surface on the copper sheet.

Examples

After hammering the metal, she carefully went over it with a planisher to remove any imperfections.
To achieve a polished finish, he applied steady pressure with the planisher during the shaping process.
And I would very likely start by lining out a path or you could use an Oval planisher to upset just this background layer.

Synonyms

presser

vsplanisher

2 6.0

A tool that pushes down to make things flat, like fabric or garlic

adds hammering action as well as pressure for metal smoothing

shaping tool

vsplanisher

1 5.8

A tool that cuts, presses or grinds metal to make it the right form

focuses on smoothing metal using hammering and pressing rather than varied shaping

leveler

vsplanisher

1 3.3

A tool or person that makes a surface flat and even

uses hammering and pressing on metal rather than general leveling methods

flattener

vsplanisher

1 5.1

A machine that makes a surface flat and even

uses hammering or pressing to smooth metal surfaces

facer

vsplanisher

1 9.5

A tool used to smooth or flatten a surface

is specific to metal and uses hammering and pressing not general work

riffler

vsplanisher

Specialized

1 9.9

A small file with two different ends for shaping and smoothing hard materials

works by hammering and pressing on broad metal surfaces not fine filing

Surface Forms

planisher singular

planishers plural

Morphology

planisher = planish (opaque) = planish + er

The base 'planish' is a rare technical verb not known to most learners, making the derivation unclear.

Etymology

Planisher can also mean a tool and comes from the same root planish, linked to plain 'flat' and polish 'make smooth'. So a planisher is a tool used to make metal flat and smooth by hammering or pressing.