Found 2 items, similar to Rabbet plane.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rabbet plane rabbet plane n : a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: openside plane ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rabbet plane Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. [1913 Webster] Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet. Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]