Stanley no 220 block plane stanley 1 12 220 this professional general purpose adjustable block plane has a fine grey iron body and is adjustable for depth of cut and alignment li a block plane is designed to cut end grain and 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 be