paul womack wrote:
  > Rabot debout - small plane of block makers - Shruffhobel
>
> SMALL PLANE OF BLOCK MAKERS!!
>
> Can anyone more linguistically advantaged than me comment on the French
> or German names here?

Diderot (1780) has;

 >Le rabot debout est celui dont le fer n'a aucune inclinaison, et sert pour les
bois de racine et des Indes, et autres bois durs.
 >
 >Le rabot denté est celui dont le fer est cannelé et aussi debout ; il a le
même usage que le rabot debout.

Which google renders as;

 >The plane standing is one whose iron has no inclination, and is used for the
root wood and India, and other hardwoods.
 >
 >The toothed plane is one whose iron is also fluted and standing; it has the
same use as the standing plane.

   BugBear