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  business producing a line of metal bodied planes utilizing Leonard Baileys Patents and designs for metal bodied bench planes and scrapers.

Stanley's 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 reference books 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 needs and demands 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 differing 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.

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Stanley Bench Planes

• Stanley Bed Rock No. 603 C Type 5 ROUND SIDE Smooth Plane w/ 3 Screw Frog Adjustment
  
• Stanley # 605 Stanley Bed Rock Jack Plane
• Stanley Bed Rock No. 605 C Corrugated Bottom Jack Plane
• Stanley Bed Rock No. 605 1/2 C Corrugated Bottom Large Jack Plane
• Stanley # 606 C Bed Rock Jointer Plane
• Stanley Bed Rock 606 Type 6A Fore Plane
• Stanley Bed Rock No. 607 Jointer Plane
• Stanley No. 607 C Type 6 Bed Rock Jointer Plane
  
  
• c. 1900 Stanley No. 2 C Corrugated Bottom Smooth Plane
• Stanley # 3 Smooth Planes
• Type 4 Pre Lateral Stanley No. 3 Smooth Plane
• Several Stanley # 4 Smooth Planes
• Several Stanley No. 4 1/2 Extra Large Smooth Planes
• Stanley # 5 C Corrugated Bottom Jack Plane
  
  
• Several Stanley # 5 Jack Planes
• Stanley No. 6 Corrugated Bottom Fore Plane
• Several Stanley No. 7 C Corrugated Bottom Jointer Planes
• Several Stanley No. 8 Jointer Planes
  

Stanley Rule & Level Co.
Block Planes

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• Several Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Planes
• Stanley No. 15 Type 8 Excelsior Style Block Plane
• Stanley # S 18 Steel Block Plane
• Stanley # 18 Block Plane
• Stanley # 18 1/4 Block Plane
• Stanley # 19 Block Plane
  
  
• Several Stanley # 60 1/2 Low Angle Block Planes
• Stanley No. 60 1/2 Low Angle Block Plane in Box
• Several Stanley No. 65 Low Angle Block Planes
• Stanley # 75 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
  
  
• Stanley # 100 Tailed Block Plane
• Stanley # 100 1/2 Round Bottom Block Plane
• Stanley # 101 1/2 Bull Nose Block Plane
  
  
• Stanley No. 131 Double End Block Plane
• Stanley No. 140 Skew Rabbet Block Plane
• Stanley No. 203 Block Plane

Stanley
Patented / Special Use & Combination Planes

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• Stanley Miller's Patent # 41 Plow Plane
• Stanley Miller's Patent # 43 Plow Plane
• Stanley 1872 Millers Patent "Early 50" (REPOP) Plow Plane by Paul Hamler
  
• Stanley No. 45 Multi Plane in Original Tin Box
• Type 1 Stanley No. 45 Combination Plow & Bead Plane
• Several More Stanley No. 45 Combination Plow & Bead Planes
• Stanley No. 50 Light Duty Plow & Bead Plane in Box
  
  
• Stanley # 11 Leather Belting Plane
• Stanley # 12 Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 12 1/4 Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 12 1/2 Scraper Plane w/ Rosewood Sole
• Stanley # 80M Scraper Plane
• Stanley No. 85 Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 112 Scraper Plane
  
  
• Stanley No. 66 Universal Hand Beader Plane
• Stanley # 71 Router Plane 
• Stanley No. 171 Router Plane
  
  
• Stanley No. 75 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 78 Duplex Rabbet Plane
• Stanley No. 79 Double Side Rabbet Plane in Box
• Stanley No. 90 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
• Stanley USA No. 94 Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 98 & 99 Side Rabbet Planes
  
  
• Stanley Victor No. 20 Compass Plane
• Stanley # 40 Scrub Plane
• Stanley # 40 1/2 Large Scrub Plane
• Stanley # 62 Low Angle Block Plane
• Stanley No. 96 Blind Nailing Chisel Plane
• Stanley # 97 Cabinet Makers Chisel Plane
• Stanley No. 113 Type 4 Compass Plane
• Set of 3 Different Size Stanley # 144 Rounding Planes
• Stanley # 144 1/2" Rounding Plane
• Set of 3 Stanley Tongue & Groove / Match Planes No. 146 - 147 - 148

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