bench plane

Joinery: A joiner's plane for working a flat surface. There are various types of it, named in the order of their finene , jack , long , trying panel, smooth, and jointer planes. bench-reel, s. Sail- making : A spinning-wheel, on the pirn of which the sailmaker winds the yarn. bench-screw, s. Carpentry: The wooden screw which works the movable jaw of the joiner's bench-vice. bench-shears, s . Copper, Zinc, Iron, and Tin - plate Working : Hand-shears, the end of whose lower limb is turned at right angles, and is received in a socket in the bench of a workman.