Understanding Category 1187: Planes
The category Planes (ID: 1187) is a specific classification within the Hardware > Tools hierarchy. It is designed for manual woodworking tools used for shaving, smoothing, and flattening timber surfaces. Accurate categorization helps Google understand your inventory better, ensuring your ads reach the right users based on specific tool characteristics.
This category includes a variety of manual woodworking planes. Based on examples from the US market, this covers tools such as block planes, bench planes, jack planes, jointer planes, and smoothing planes. It also includes specialized items like Japanese Kanna planes and professional woodworking kits designed for shaping or finishing wood surfaces.
Items that do not belong here should be placed in more appropriate neighboring tool categories. For instance, do not classify power-driven planers here; those belong in Planers. Similarly, keep sanding blocks in the Sanding Blocks category, and refrain from placing general woodworking items like chisels, gouges, or saws in this section, as they belong in their respective categories such as Carving Chisels & Gouges or Saws.
There are no subcategories for this item; 1187 is the most specific level available in the Google product taxonomy.
To include this in your feed, use the numeric ID 1187 or the full path string: Hardware > Tools > Planes. While providing the google_product_category is optional, it is highly recommended over relying on Google’s automated system, which can often misclassify niche hand tools. Remember that this field is distinct from the free-form product_type attribute.