👨‍🏭 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

1 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

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

flattener

vsplanisher

5.1

A machine that makes a surface flat and even

uses hammering or pressing to smooth metal surfaces

facer

vsplanisher

9.5

A tool used to smooth or flatten a surface

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

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.