scrub plane
- noun
- /skrʌb pleɪn/
- Specialized
:
plancha de desbaste
- I just want to kind of undo the damage that the scrub plane did, take the rough stuff off.
Examples
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When working with hardwood, a scrub plane is essential for efficiently removing excess material.
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The carpenter used the scrub plane to smooth the rough edges of the lumber before sanding.
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He reached for the scrub plane to quickly shape the wooden board into a more manageable form.
Synonyms
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7.1
A hand tool with a sharp blade for smoothing wood
1
7.6
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
A long hand tool with a blade used to flatten rough boards before final smoothing
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
A hand tool with an adjustable blade used to smooth or shape wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
scrub + plane
The noun 'plane' (woodworking tool) is clear and the constituent 'scrub' evokes heavy rubbing/removal, so a learner who knows both words can infer this is a plane used to remove material quickly. However, the term is a specialized woodworking tool and the precise sense (narrow, heavy, for rough stock removal) is technical and not fully predictable from general usage of 'scrub', so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Scrub plane comes from the idea of 'scrubbing' rough wood away with a hand tool. The name links scrub (like scrubbing dirt) and plane (a tool for shaving wood), because you use it to quickly take off a lot of wood, so it means 'a tool to remove a lot of wood quickly'.