Hand plane technology has been used for leveling and smoothing wood surfaces for thousands of years.
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Depending on upon the culture and geographic location, the basic technology used in modern hand planes originated literally thousands of years ago. The hand plane examples you see sold at EZ Woodworking represent generations of innovation based on ideas passed on from era to era.
When used properly, tThe basic parts of the modern hand plane still work together to achieve a similar result: a flattening and/or smoothing out of a wood surface.