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block plane

noun

, Carpentry.
  1. a small plane for cutting across the grain.


block plane

noun

  1. a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of block plane1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

This can be regulated by adjusting the toe in the block-plane, and by moving the frog in the jack- and smooth-planes.

Where both hands are free to hold the plane, the block-plane has no advantage over a smooth-plane, even on end grain.

Since the block-plane is intended chiefly for use on end grain, no cap is needed to break the shavings.

The piece to be planed with the block-plane may be held either in the vise, end up, or on a bench-hook, Fig. 109.

The block-plane, held in the right hand, is placed on its side on the bench facing toward the work.

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