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.
That association 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.
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 including many different rabbet planes, dado
planes, compass planes and other specialty woodworking planes in addition to
their line of standard
bench planes. These designs have famous names like the Miller's Patent
or Schrade associated with them as well as other lesser known inventors
patents and ideas that Stanley bought and utilized in their 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.
The full range of Stanley's plane line
will be found on this page.
Many of these vintage and antique
Stanley planes are suitable for both the advanced or beginning tradesmen
and craftsmen for use today. Users ranging from professional
cabinet makers, furniture makers and finish carpenters will find planes
on this page that will be useful in their endeavors. Even general
woodworkers and carpenters on the job or in the home woodworking woodshop
will find planes and other tools made by
Stanley that will be quite useful. Many will
be in fine condition and acceptable for inclusion in collections of antique
tools and planes.
There are planes by other makers
available and some nice planes are even being produced today, but for the
money, the quality and performance of a nice Stanley / Bailey plane or Stanley
Bedrock plane can not be matched.
Antique woodworking planes including
some rare and unusual patented planes by other makers can be found my other
tool pages right now. 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!!
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- # 607 Stanley Bedrock Jointer Plane / Early Round Side Model
- Stanley Bedrock #607 Jointer Plane / Later Flat Side Model
- Stanley Bedrock 8 (#608) Type 1 Jointer Plane w/ Ground-out Date
- & MORE!!
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- c. 1900 Stanley #1 Smooth Plane w/ Patent 92 Cutter
- Stanley Sweetheart Era #1 Smooth Plane
- Stanley Type 2 Pre Lateral # 4 Smooth Plane
- Selection of Stanley # 3 Smooth Planes
- Several Stanley # 4 Smooth Planes
- Several Stanley #4 1/2 Large Smooth Bottom Planes
- Stanley # 5 Jack Planes
- Stanley # 5 C Corrugated Bottom Jack Plane
- Stanley / Gage G 5 Jack Plane
- Stanley #5 1/4 C Corrugated Bottom Junior Jack Plane
- Stanley #5 1/2 Large Jack Plane
- Stanley # 37 "Jenny" Transitional Smooth Plane
- Smooth Bottom Stanley #7 Jointer Plane
- Stanley #7 C Corrugated Bottom Jointer Plane
- #8 Stanley 24" Jointer Plane
- More Stanley # 8 Jointer Planes
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- Stanley # 9 1/4 Block Plane
- Selection of Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Planes
- Excelsior Style Stanley 7" # 15 Block Plane
- Stanley # 18 Block Plane
- Stanley # 18 1/4 Block Plane
- #65 Stanley Low Angle Block Plane in Box
- Stanley # 75 Bull Nose Rabbet Plane
- Stanley # 100 1/2 Round Bottom Tailed Block Plane
- Stanley #101 Block Plane
- Stanley Type 2 # 110 Block Plane
- Stanley # 130 Double End Block Plane
- AND MORE!!
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- Stanley Miller's Patent # 41 Plow Plane
- Stanley Miller's Patent Gunmetal # 42 Plow & Fillister Plane
- Stanley Miller's Patent # 43 Plow Plane
- Several Stanley 45 "7 in 1" Combination Plane
- Stanley Miller Patent Cast Iron Plow Plane (Franklin Mint Repop)
- Stanley # 50 Light Duty Combination Plane in Box
- Stanley #46 Skew Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
- Stanley #50 Light Duty Plow Plane
- Stanley #55 Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters in Box - Minty Nice!!
- Several Stanley # 55 Combination Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
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- Stanley # 12 Scraper Plane
- Stanley # 12 1/2 Rosewood Base Scraper Plane w/ STANLEY logo cutter
- Stanley # 39 3/8" Dado Plane
- Stanley # 39 7/8" Dado Plane
- Stanley No. 40 Scrub Planes
- Stanley # 66 Beader
- Stanley # 69 Beading / Scraper Plane w/ Cutters
- Stanley # 75 Rabbet Plane
- Stanley # 79 Side Rabbet Plane
- Stanley # 80 M Scraper Plane
- Stanley # 90 A Bull nose Rabbet Plane in Original Box!! SALE
PRICED!!!
- Stanley # 95 Edge Trimming Block Plane
- Stanley # 96 Blind Nail Chisel Gauge
- Stanley # 98 Side Rabbet Plane
- Stanley # 112 Scraper Plane w/ 28 Toothing STANLEY logo cutter
- Stanley # 112 Scraper Planes
- Stanley #113 Compass Plane
- Stanley # 147 T & G / Tongue & Groove Plane
- Stanley # 148 T & G / Tongue & Groove Plane
Thanks!!
Larry & Carole
