Q: What is a plane-maker's float used for?
It's used to flatten and smooth the wedge mortises inside bench and molding planes, tasks too fine and enclosed for a standard file or chisel to reach cleanly.
62W3098 - X-Fine Edge Plane-Maker's Float, Japanese Milled-Tooth
Produced by the same maker as our Japanese milled-tooth files, this float greatly simplifies flattening and smoothing the complex wedge mortises of bench and molding planes.
Used for the abutment and bed of molding planes, it also serves as a saw for opening bench plane mouths. It has slightly curved milled teeth on one edge only; the other three surfaces are safe.
About 8" long overall, the blade is 5/8" wide at the handle, just 1/8" at the tip, and has a 4" cut length. It has sharp chemically etched teeth for a smooth cut, and a textured cushion-grip handle.
Made in Japan.
It's used to flatten and smooth the wedge mortises inside bench and molding planes, tasks too fine and enclosed for a standard file or chisel to reach cleanly.
Yes, the same tool also works as a saw for opening the mouth of a bench plane, giving it a second job beyond mortise fitting.
So the other three surfaces stay safe against adjoining wood, letting you work right up to a wall of the mortise without marring the surrounding surface.
Its milled, chemically etched teeth are curved and extra-fine, cutting smoothly rather than tearing, and its slim 1/8" tip reaches into narrower spaces than a typical file can.
| Materials | Steel |
| Dimensions | 8" overall length; 5/8" wide at handle tapering to 1/8" at tip; 4" cut length |
| Includes | Plane-maker's float |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Country of Origin | Japan |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Japanese Milled-Tooth Extra-Fine Edge Plane-Maker's Float
Produced by the same maker as our Japanese milled-tooth files, this float greatly simplifies flattening and smoothing the complex wedge mortises of bench and molding planes.
Used for the abutment and bed of molding planes, it also serves as a saw for opening bench plane mouths. It has slightly curved milled teeth on one edge only; the other three surfaces are safe.
About 8" long overall, the blade is 5/8" wide at the handle, just 1/8" at the tip, and has a 4" cut length. It has sharp chemically etched teeth for a smooth cut, and a textured cushion-grip handle.
Made in Japan.
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