John McCoy writes:
Electric Comet wrote in news:nn6jpi$oio$2
:

i had never even heard of plowing in woodwork context so that is a new
term for me

It's usually spelled "ploughing" in this context, and
now-a-days is usually only used when referring to cutting
a groove with a handplane (which, predictably, is called a
"plough plane").


Like my trusty Stanley #46, which can plow dadoes[*] in addition
to grooves. http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan7.htm
[*] Using knickers to prevent tearout.

Or these, which come in both right-hand and left-hand versions:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...at=1,230,41182