He taputapu ā-ringa ka mātua whakamahia ki te whakatūpā, ki te whakatorotika, ki te whakahuene i te tapa o tētahi papa rākau. He mata koi tō te tīwani he tītaha te whakamau ki te tinana. Ka whakanōhia te raparapa o te tīwani ki te papa rākau, ā, ka panaia whakamua. Ka tīhorehorea he waruhanga rauangi o te papa rākau.
A hand tool which is mainly used to flatten, straighten and smooth the edge of a plank of wood. It has a sharp blade which is held at an angle in the body of the plane. The sole of the plane is put on the plank of wood and pushed forward. Fine shavings of wood are stripped away.
tīwani - to scrape, dress, smooth
Ko tāna mahi he tīwani i ngā papa rākau kia torotika ai ngā tapa.
Kua oti i a ia te tīwani te whakakoi.