Chip Breaker - 2-3/8" PA21 contact Woodcraft's customer service department

contact Woodcraft's customer service department @ 1-800-535-4482

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Metal ferrule for support

26" long and 52" long

Chip Breaker - 2-3/8" PA21 contact Woodcraft's customer service departmentUpgrading your plane with a Hock Blade? Add one of Hock's Chip Breakers for the ultimate plane blade tune up! A plane's chip breaker (also called a back iron or cap iron) deflects shavings up and away from the cutting edge allowing the blade to shear the wood fibers before they lever up and tear out of the wood surface. This deflection also bends and breaks the shaving fibers so they can't lift and tear out ahead of the blade. The action of the chip