This professional general purpose adjustable Block plane has a fine grey iron body & is adjustable for depth of cut & alignment. A block plane is designed to cut end grain & is typically small enough to be used with one hand with the cutting blade (also known as an iron) bedded at a lower angle with the bevel up compared against other planes. It is frequently used for paring end grain possible because its blade had been set at a shallow bed angle. A block plane has many other uses in woodworking ideal for cleaning up components by removing thin shavings of wood in to make a component fit within fine tolerances. Chamfering (angling square edges) & removing glue lines are some of the other uses woodworkers find for the block plane