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Scrap′ing-plane.

A plane used by workers in iron, steel, brass, ivory, and hard woods. It has a vertical cutter or bit, with an edge ground at an angle of 70° or 80°, adjusted by a vertical screw, and held in place by an end screw and block.

The scraping-plane for veneers, used in roughing the surface to be glued, has a notched bit, and is called a toothing-plane.

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