▁of ▁the ▁fl ute ▁and ▁the ▁remov able ▁block . ▁The ▁spac er ▁plate ▁is ▁typically ▁held ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁st rap ▁that ▁holds ▁the ▁block ▁on ▁the ▁instrument . ▁The ▁splitting ▁edge ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁spac er ▁plate . ▁ ▁The ▁spac er ▁plate ▁is ▁often ▁constructed ▁of ▁metal , ▁but ▁spac er ▁pl ates ▁have ▁been ▁constructed ▁of ▁wood , ▁b ark , ▁and ▁cer am ic . ▁ ▁When ▁position ing ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁remov able ▁block ▁with ▁the ▁st rap , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁spac er ▁plate ▁provides ▁and ▁additional ▁degree ▁of ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁sound ▁and ▁tun ing ▁of ▁the ▁fl ute . ▁However , ▁it ▁also ▁adds ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁complexity ▁when ▁performing ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁both ▁the ▁block ▁and ▁the ▁spac er ▁plate . ▁ ▁Pla ins ▁Style ▁vs . ▁Wood lands ▁Style ▁▁ ▁Vari ous ▁sources ▁describe ▁attributes ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ute ▁that ▁are ▁term ed ▁" P la ins ▁style " ▁and ▁" W ood lands ▁style ". ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁general ▁cons ensus ▁among ▁the ▁various ▁sources ▁about ▁what ▁these ▁terms ▁mean . ▁According ▁to ▁various ▁sources ▁the ▁distinction ▁is ▁based ▁on : ▁ ▁whether ▁the ▁fl ute ▁uses ▁a ▁spac er ▁plate ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁fl ue ▁of ▁the ▁instrument , ▁ ▁whether ▁the ▁fl ue ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁fl ute ▁or ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁block , ▁▁ ▁the ▁sharp