BS 3623:1981

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Nomenclature and definitions
4. Materials
5. Heat treatment and hardness
6. Manufacture
7. Dimensions
8. Tolerances
9. Tests
10. Marking
Appendix
A. Safety
Table
1. Cutter seat angles for metal-bodied planes
2. Nomenclature of adjustable bench planes
3. Bench and bench rabbet planes. Length of sole
     and width of cutter
4. Corrugated sole
5. Nomenclature of adjustable circular planes
6. Cutters for bench planes
7. Cap irons for bench planes
8. Cutter for bench rabbet planes
9. Cap iron for bench rabbet planes
10. Nomenclature of adjustable block planes (with
     lateral adjustment)
11. Nomenclature of adjustable block planes (without
     lateral adjustment)
12. Cutters for adjustable block planes
13. Nomenclature of non-adjustable block planes
14. Cutters for non-adjustable block planes
15. Nomenclature of cabinet makers' adjustable (shoulder
     rabbet planes
16. Cutters for cabinet makers' adjustable (shoulder
     rabbet planes
17. Nomenclature of cabinet makers' adjustable
     (bullnose) rabbet planes
18. Cutters for cabinet makers' adjustable (bullnose)
     rabbet planes
19. Nomenclature of duplex adjustable rabbet and
     fillister planes
20. Cutters for duplex adjustable rabbet and fillister
     planes
21. Nomenclature of side rabbet planes
22. Cutters for side rabbet planes
23. Nomenclature of side rabbet planes
24. Cutters for side rabbet planes

Specifies features affecting the functioning and life of metal-bodied planes and relates to the manufacture and testing.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture and testing and certain dimensions of metal-bodied planes of the following types:

adjustable bench planes, comprising smoothing planes, jack planes, jointer planes, etc.;

adjustable bench rabbet planes;

adjustable circular planes;

adjustable (cut and lateral) block planes;

adjustable (cut only) block planes;

non-adjustable block planes;

cabinet makers’ adjustable rabbet planes;

duplex adjustable rabbet and fillister planes;

side rabbet planes.