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What is a plane in woodworking?
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A plane is a tool used in woodworking to shape wood through force. Shaping can include flattering, slimming or adding a flat surface to your piece, while specialty planes can be used to cut joints or decorative moldings. Find a range of antique woodworking planes on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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French Louis Philippe Commode Chest of Drawers, Marble Top 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French commode chest of drawers 19th mid-century
Wood plane and white marble top
Four drawers
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Impressionist Painting, The River Barges
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century view of barges at a riverbank by French artist Georges Planes. The painting is
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Watercolor
Pair of French Impressionist Paintings, The City of Rouen and the River Barges
Located in Cotignac, FR
A pair of French Impressionist landscape views by Georges Planes. (Dimensions given are for each
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Watercolor, Board, Pencil
French Impressionist Landscape, The City of Rouen
Located in Cotignac, FR
artist Georges Planes. The work is signed and dated bottom right in red ink. There is also a watermark
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Antique Victorian Ornate Slipper Chair
Located in Middletown, MD
, smooth mahogany with ornately carved wood plane detail, lathe-fashioned spindles, cabriole legs, and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Large Wooden Cutaway Teaching Model of Jet Plane
Located in Peekskill, NY
real Space Age feel but is softened by the wood construction. The whole fuselage is hinged and opens up
Category
Early 20th Century American Space Age Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
