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A block plane is a tool for woodworking which typicially has the iron bedded at a lower angle than other planes, with the bevel up. It is typically small enough to be used with one hand.
A block plane has many uses in woodworking. Typically, it is used for cleaning up components by removing thin shavings of wood to make a component fit within fine tolerances. Chamfering (rounding square edges) and removing glue lines are some of the other uses woodworkers find for a block plane.
A block plane is also frequently used for paring end grain. This is possible because some block planes have their blades set at a shallow bed angle, allowing the blade to slice through end grain more efficiently.
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Block plane