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| hiraganna 平鉋 | ||||||
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|  A smoothing 
      plane. The hiraganna is used for smoothly planing the surface of 
      a board or pillar. Of the many types of planes *kanna 
      鉋, it is the most frequently used. There are various types of smoothing 
      planes, graded according to their use from the preliminary roughing plane 
      to the special finishing plane. The series of hiraganna is used 
      in order, beginning with the preliminary roughing plane, oni-arashikou 
      ganna 鬼荒仕工鉋, used to cut away major surface irregularities, then the 
      general roughing plane *arashikou 
      ganna 荒仕工鉋 and the muratorikanna むらとり鉋. The finishing planes 
      are the *chuushikou 
      ganna 中仕工鉋, the *joushikou 
      ganna 上仕工鉋, and the *shiageganna 
      仕上鉋. The planes used are selected according to the condition of the wood 
      surface, but generally the three stages of general roughing, finishing and 
      special finishing are sufficient. For example, timber planed with the joushikou 
      ganna and the shiageganna is glossy with a very fine surface 
      quality. Apart from the preliminary roughing plane, all hiraganna 
      use a double blade, nimaiba 二枚刃, and are therefore known as a joint 
      plane, awaseganna 合せ鉋. Two blades are used because this pares the 
     timber against the grain.  | 
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![]() a) *soridaiganna 反り台鉋 b) hiraganna 平鉋  
      
    owner : Nagase 長瀬 house (Gifu)  | 
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