plane![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hand tool with a cutting blade, intended mainly for planing a wood surface or to give it a shape (e.g., beveled, chamfered).
frog-adjustment screw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Screw adjusting the blade’s slant and, therefore, the width of the opening (mouth) that removes the shavings.
cap iron ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal part in apposition to the blade; it breaks off the wood shavings to facilitate their removal.
toe ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Front end of the tool.
blade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal plate whose beveled edge constitutes the cutting edge of the plane.
sole ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Support plate, which rests on the surface of the piece to be planed.
heel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rear end of the tool.
depth-of-cut adjustment knob ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Screw for controlling the motion of the blade in relation to the sole; this determines the depth of the cut.
handle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
lateral-adjustment lever ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device for aligning the cutting edge of the blade with the plane of the sole.
wedge lever ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lever for holding or releasing the assembly made up of the lever cap, blade and cap iron.
lever cap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part keeping the blade and the cap iron in place and under pressure.
knob ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Handle for guiding and stabilizing the tool.