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Kanna (japanese planes)
Kanna 鉋 (plane)
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Hira-Kanna 平鉋 (common/flat plane)
Naga-Dai-Kanna 長台鉋 (jack plane)
Tachi-Ba-Kanna 立鉋 (standing plane)
Sori-Dai-Kanna 反り台鉋 (compass plane)
Kiwa-Kanna 際鉋 (corner cutting plane)
Wakitori-Kanna 脇取り鉋 (side-shaving plane)
Hifukura-Kanna 比不倉鉋 (pointed side-shaving plane)
Shakuri-Kanna 底取り鉋 (plow plane)
Kikai-Shakuri-Kanna 機械作里鉋 (machine-plow plane)
Men-Tori-Kanna 面取り鉋 (chamfering plane)
Nankin-Kanna 南京鉋 (spokeshave)
Parts:
Kan'na-ha 鉋刃 (plane blade)
Kan'na-dai 鉋台 (dai, plane body)
Uragane 裏金 (chip breaker)
Blade width (刃巾):
50mm 寸ニ
55mm 寸三
60mm 寸四
65mm 寸六 "sunroku"
70mm 寸八 "sunpachi"
80mm 二寸 "nisun"
Places:
Banshu Miki 播州三木打刃物
Echigo Yoita 越後与板打刃物
Setup types:
Ara-shiko (荒仕工) for rough cutting,
Chu-shiko (中仕工) for intermediate cutting,
Jo-shiko (上仕工) for finishing.
Odate also talks about Herashi-Kanna, this seems to be also called Oni-Arashikou-Kanna (鬼荒仕工鉋) for cutting-down rough lumber.
And there is also a final finishing plane: Shiage-Kanna (仕上鉋).
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