rabbet plane

rabbet plane ExamplesWord Origin noun Carpentry.

1. a plane for cutting rabbets or the like, having a blade set to one side at right angles or diagonally to the direction of motion.

Origin of rabbet plane First recorded in 1670–80 Examples from the Web for rabbet plane Historical Examples of rabbet plane

A block-plane is made which can, by means of a detachable side, be used as a rabbet-plane.

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