rabbet plane


noun Carpentry.

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

Words nearby rabbet plane

Example sentences from the Web for rabbet plane

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

    Woodworking for Beginners |Charles Gardner Wheeler