Then, by turning the plane sole upward and glancing down it, the proper adjustments with the brass set-screw and lateral adjustment lever are made.

When the plane is not being used, it should rest either on a pillow (a little strip of wood in the bench trough), or on its side.

In no case should it be dropped sole down flat on the bench.
The _block-plane_, Fig.

108, gets its name from the fact that it was first made for planing off the ends of clap-boards, a process called "blocking in".
[Illustration: Fig.108.Section of Block-Plane.] The names of the parts of the Bailey block-plane are[6]: 1.

Cutter or bit or _plane-iron_.
2.