Antique & Vintage Collectible
Stanley Rule & Level Co. Woodworking Planes

The Stanley Rule and Level company was formed in the late 1850's and began their business producing a line of folding rules and general hardware in New Britain Conn. Levels came next, and a few years later they got into the woodworking plane making business producing a line of metal bodied planes utilizing Leonard Baileys Patents and designs for metal bodied bench planes and scrapers.

Stanleys association with Leonard Bailey had a rocky history and that story is detailed in Roger Smiths books on the history and development of Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America Vol. 1 & 2. They are worthwhile reads and must have book for plane and tool collectors.

After Stanley's initial success with Leonard Bailey's patents and the acceptance of metal bodied planes by America's working craftsmen Stanley added new designs and innovative models to their line of metal bodied woodworking planes. Many different rabbet planes, dado planes, compass planes and other specialty woodworking planes in addition to their line of standard bench planes were introduced and produced. These designs have famous names like the Miller's Patent or the Schrade name associated with them as well as other lesser known inventors patents and ideas that Stanley bought and utilized in their plane and tool designs.

The Stanley Rule and Level Company spent a lot of time and effort developing a market, and filling the need or demand of early craftspeople wanting top quality tools. Stanley woodworking planes were designed for use in a wide range of applications in many different trades besides those typically associated with woodworking or cabinetry. They produced specialty planes aimed at cabinet makers, patternmakers, butchers, electricians, and more to fill these diverse needs.

Antique woodworking planes including some rare and unusual patented planes by other makers can be found my other tool pages. Please visit those pages by clicking the links found in the left hand column. I attempt to grade my tools conservatively, and will tell you about defects or major alterations such as replaced parts or repaints which in general I try not to carry. If you have any questions about individual pieces that I have for sale feel free to ask.

Click any of the BLUE underlined titles for the description, price, and pictures!!

Stanley Bench Planes

• Stanley # 604 C Bed Rock Smooth Plane 
• # 605 Stanley Bedrock Jack Plane
• Stanley # 607 C Bed Rock Jointer Plane
• Stanley Bedrock 8 (#608) Type 2 Jointer Plane w/ Ground-out Date
  
  
• Stanley "LONG" No. 2 Smooth Plane in Box 
• Stanley Type 2 #3 Smooth Plane
• Stanley Type 13 #3 Smooth Plane
• Stanley Type 16 #3 Smooth Plane
• Stanley Type 19 # 3 Smooth Plane in Box
• Stanley Type 19 # 4 Smooth Plane
• Stanley # 4 1/2 Extra Large Smooth Plane
• Stanley # 5 C Corrugated Bottom Jack Plane
• Stanley # 5 Type 16 Jack Plane
• Stanley # 5 1/4 Junior Jack Plane
• Stanley # 5 1/2 Extra Large Jack Plane
• Stanley # 5 1/2 C Corrugated Bottom Extra Large Jack Plane
• Stanley # 6 Fore Plane in Box
• Several Stanley # 7 Jointer Planes
  
  
• Stanley No. 386 Jointer Plane Fence
•  # 4 - 5 - 6 Stanley Aluminum Bench Planes

Stanley Rule & Level Co.
Block Planes

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• Stanley # 9 1/4 Block Plane
• Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Planes
• Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Plane in Original Box
• Stanley # 18 Block Plane
• Stanley # A 18 Aluminum Block Plane
• Stanley # 18 1/4 Block Plane
• Stanley # 60 1/2 Low Angle Block Plane
• Stanley #101 Block Plane
• Stanley # 101 P Toy Size Block Plane
• Stanley # 100 1/2 Round Bottom Block Plane

Stanley Combination Planes

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• Stanley Miller's Patent # 41 Plow Plane
• Stanley Miller's Patent # 43 Plow Plane
• Stanley 45 "7 in 1" Combination Plane
• Stanley #46 Skew Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
• Stanley #55 Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters in Box - Minty Nice!!
• Stanley # 55 Combination Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters

Stanley Special Use / Rabbit & Dado Planes

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• Stanley # 10 Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 12 Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 12 1/2 Scraper Plane w/ Rosewood Sole
• Stanley # 20 Compass Plane
• Stanley # 39 1/2" Dado Plane
• Stanley # 39 7/8" Dado Plane
• Stanley # 40 Scrub Plane
• Stanley # 62 Low Angle Block Plane 
• Stanley # 66 Beader
• Stanley 71 Router
• Stanley 71 1/2 Router
• Stanley # 72 Chamfer Plane
• Stanley # 72 1/2 Chamfer Plane with Beader Attachment
• Stanley # 78 Duplex Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # A 78 Aluminum Duplex Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 79 Double Side Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 80 M Malleable Steel Scraper Plane 
• Stanley No. 81 Scraper Plane
• Stanley No. 90 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
• Stanley USA No. 92 Rabbet Plane
• Stanley USA No. 93 Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 97 Cabinet Makers Chisel Plane
• Stanley # 98 Side Rabbet Planes in Box
• Stanley # 112 Scraper Planes
• Stanley #113 Compass Plane
• Stanley # 148 T & G / Tongue & Groove Plane
• Stanley # 248 Weatherstrip Plane
• Stanley # 271 Mini Router Plane
• Stanley # 378 Weatherstrip Plane in Box

Thanks!!

Larry & Carole