A planing jig guides wood during the planing process and can be made from various materials. It prevents erratic movement and can be used with different types of planes. It stabilizes the board and prevents damage to the machine. It can also be used with other tools like a circular saw, but it’s not recommended for aesthetic purposes.
A planing jig is a device used to guide the piece of wood to be planed or the planing jig itself during the planing process. The plane jig can be made from a variety of strong, straight materials and can be purchased pre-made or made from scratch. Many woodworkers will use a jig to keep a piece of wood from moving erratically, thus allowing the wood to be cut to the wrong depth or in the wrong shape. The jig can also be used to prevent planing the entire length or width of a board.
Planing is the process of flattening one face of a board or piece of wood. It is usually done using a specially designed planer, which can be a handheld device or a benchtop device. Much larger industrial models can be larger and heavier, accommodating planing of very long or wide boards. A plane jig can be used differently depending on the type of plane used. If the carpenter uses a hand plane, for example, the planing jig can be used to stabilize the workpiece, or it can be used to prevent the carpenter from planing certain areas of the board.
A plane jig used with a bench plane or larger machine may allow a woodworker to plane the side of the board rather than the face. The jig will secure the board at its end as it progresses through the machine, preventing the board from kicking, wobbling or otherwise becoming unstable. If the jig is not used, the board can move, resulting in an imperfect cut and a dangerous situation where a bystander can be hit by the board. If the card is not stabilized, damage to the machine itself is also possible.
Sometimes a specially designed planing jig can be used to make planing possible with other tools. A circular saw, for example, can be used to plane a board, although the process is difficult to do by hand without guides. From the scraps of wood it is therefore possible to obtain a template to stabilize the blade of the circular saw at a certain depth with respect to the board to be cut. This is usually an imprecise process even when using a jig, so it’s not recommended for boards that will be used for aesthetic purposes.
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