{"id":68693,"date":"2021-09-30T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=68693"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:49:14","slug":"the-surprisingly-essential-plough-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/09\/30\/the-surprisingly-essential-plough-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprisingly Essential Plough Plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVssyHgqsf8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rex Krueger<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 Sep 2021<\/p>\n<p>While intimidating at first sight, the plough plane may be your next woodworking secret weapon!<\/p>\n<p>More video and 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