plane

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

Screw adjusting the blade’s slant and, therefore, the width of the opening (mouth) that removes the shavings.

cap iron

Metal part in apposition to the blade; it breaks off the wood shavings to facilitate their removal.

toe

Front end of the tool.

blade

Metal plate whose beveled edge constitutes the cutting edge of the plane.

sole

Support plate, which rests on the surface of the piece to be planed.

heel

Rear end of the tool.

depth-of-cut adjustment knob

Screw for controlling the motion of the blade in relation to the sole; this determines the depth of the cut.

handle

lateral-adjustment lever

Device for aligning the cutting edge of the blade with the plane of the sole.

wedge lever

Lever for holding or releasing the assembly made up of the lever cap, blade and cap iron.

lever cap

Part keeping the blade and the cap iron in place and under pressure.

knob

Handle for guiding and stabilizing the tool.