Then came the cap, the object of which is to break back the shaving and thus weaken it as soon as possible after it is cut.

Until a few years ago, this was all that there was in a plane, and such planes are still common, Fig.100.Finally there appeared the iron plane, Fig.

101, with it various mechanical adjustments.

The following are the parts of the Bailey iron plane:[4] 1.

Cutter, or bit, or blade, or _plane-iron_.
2.