然后把削轻的木头放在地上,先把朝上的一面从头至尾削光削平,像块木板的板面一样；再把削平的这一面翻下去,削另一面,最后削成三寸多厚两面光滑的木板。

• then I turn'd it, and made one side of it smooth, and flat, as a board from end to end; then turning that side downward, cut the other side, till I brought the plank to be about three inches thick, and smooth on both sides.