Grooving plane

Plane used to make tongues and grooves

Plane used to make tongues and grooves

Tongues and grooves

The Stanley 55 combination plane can act as a plow plane.

A grooving plane, plow plane, or plough plane is a plane to make grooves and (with some of the metal versions) small rabbets. They are traditionally used for drawer bottoms or rear walls.

References

• Moody, John A. (1981). American Cabinetmaker's Plane, Its Design and Development: 1700-1900. Tool Box. ISBN 978-0960654802.

• Rosebrook, Donald; Fisher, Dennis (2003). Wooden Plow Planes: A Celebration of the Planemakers' Art. Astragal Press. ISBN 978-1931626118.