Carpenters Hand-Held Block Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.

Carpenters Hand-Held Block Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.

According to Patrick's Stanley Blood and Gore, Stanley marketing materials describe the origin of the name of this tool as follows: "A Block Plane was first made to meet the demand for a Plane which could be easily held in one hand while planing across the grain, particularly the ends of boards, etc. This latter work many Carpenters call 'Blocking in', hence the name 'Block' Plane." Tradition also claims that the block plane gets its name from its traditional use to level and remove cleaver marks from butchers' blocks that were built with the end grain facing up.

Item Code - TOO8D60F2REA

Width: 7 3/4"  Height: 4 3/8"  Depth: 2 5/8"  Weight: 903 g