1. A coarse woodworking plane with a blade set at a steep angle, used for rough shaping and removing large amounts of wood.
Usage: Also called a jack plane; a fundamental tool in carpentry and woodworking.

Examples

• The carpenter reached for the jackplane to rough out the wooden beam.
• A jackplane is typically one of the first planes a woodworker learns to use.
• He used the jackplane to flatten the warped board before moving to finer tools.
• The jackplane's aggressive blade made quick work of the thick oak plank.