https://www.123articleonline.com/rss/author/269261/tool-talkArticles written by Tool Talk from 123ArticleOnline.comen-usCopyright (c) 123ArticleOnline.com All rights reserved. https://www.123articleonline.com/articles/1174986/the-plane-game Planes There is a greater variety of planes than any other type of tool, and they are often the "engine" that drives the quality of the end result. A 1966 survey by the British magazine Woodworker listed more than 40 different types (not counting the variety of sizes) of planes. These days some power tools, such as thickness planers, are used to do work that until the 20th century had to be done by hand planes.