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====<span id="1-2 "></span>Types 3-4====
Is the frog receiver a broad rectangular area with an arched rear (toward the tote)?
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 4|Type 4]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 3| Type 3]]
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====<span id="5-8 "></span>Types 5-8====
How many patent dates appear on the lateral adjustment lever?
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! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !!3
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| [[#4-5-8-9|Types 4-5,8-9]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 8|Type 8]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 5|Type 5]]|| [[#6-7|Types 6-7]]
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====<span id="6-7 "></span>Types 6-7====
Is the depth adjustment nut stamped “BAILEY’S PATENT” “AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867”?
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 6|Type 6]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 7| Type 7]]
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====<span id="4-5-8-9"></span>Types 4-5, 8-9====
Does “STANLEY” appear on the lateral adjustment lever?
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! YES !! NO
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| [[#8-9|Type 8-9]] || [[#4-5| Types 4-5]]
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====<span id="9-10"></span>Types 9-10====
Is the depth adjustment nut stamped “BAILEY’S PATENT” “AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867”?
{| class="wikitable"
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 10|Type 10]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 9| Type 9]]
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====<span id="11-12"></span>Types 11-12====
Is the depth adjustment nut large (1.25″ diameter)?
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 12|Type 12]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 11| Type 11]]
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====<span id="13-14"></span>Types 13-14====
Is a raised ring cast into the bed as receiver for the knob
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 14|Type 14]] || [[Stanley Planes Type 13| Type 13]]
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====<span id="15-20"></span>Types 15-20====
Is the bed painted blue?
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! YES !! NO
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| [[Stanley Planes Type 20|Type 20]] || [[#15-19| Types 15-19]]
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Revision as of 03:24, 21 February 2020

Getting started

(Commentary by Jay Sutherland) I’ve converted some of the plane dating information found in Patrick Leach’s Plane Type Study into an easy-to-use hypertext flowchart. Hopefully by answering a few questions about your plane you can determine which type it is.

The flowchart starts by asking questions about the cast iron bed of your plane. I’ve chosen the bed as a starting point because it has many easily identifiable markings, and it probably wasn’t replaced that often.

Unfortunately, many plane types share the same bed markings, so other features are also used in dating. Some plane parts were frequently replaced by their owners, or are easily separated from the plane, such as irons, cap irons, knobs and totes, and lever caps. These features are avoided where possible, along with features that appear in only some planes of a given type (i.e. frog adjustment screw).

Where possible, the flowchart uses parts that were probably replaced less often, such as frogs, depth adjustment screws and lateral adjustment levers. This approach doesn’t guarantee that you’ll date your plane correctly, as the flowchart can be thrown off by some hybrids. The best approach is to use the flowchart to date your plane, and then visit the Plane Type Study and Plane Feature Timeline to verify the type.

Disclaimers

The type study is based on the #4 bench plane Hybrids of plane types are very common This type study applies only to Stanley planes made in the U.S.A. English Stanley planes do not follow this type study. For more information, read Patrick Leach’s comments on Stanley plane dating.

Start Here

Types 1-20

How many patent dates are cast into the bed behind the frog (toward the tote)?

0 1 2 3
Types 1-8 , 15-20 Types 13-14 Types 9-10 Types 11-12

Types 1-8, 15-20

Is the plane size number (i.e., No. 4) cast into the bed?

YES NO
Types 15-20 Types 1-8

Types 1-8

Is the plane size number (i.e., No. 4) cast into the bed?

YES NO
Types 5-8 Types 1-4

Types 1-4

Is lever cap back recessed?

YES NO
Types 53-4 Types 1-2

Types 1-2

Is “BAILEY’S PATENT” “AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867” stamped into the depth adjustment nut?

YES NO
Type 2 Type 1

Types 3-4

Is the frog receiver a broad rectangular area with an arched rear (toward the tote)?

YES NO
Type 4 Type 3

Types 5-8

How many patent dates appear on the lateral adjustment lever?

0 1 2 3
Types 4-5,8-9 Type 8 Type 5 Types 6-7

Types 6-7

Is the depth adjustment nut stamped “BAILEY’S PATENT” “AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867”?

YES NO
Type 6 Type 7



Types 4-5, 8-9

Does “STANLEY” appear on the lateral adjustment lever?

YES NO
Type 8-9 Types 4-5

Types 9-10

Is the depth adjustment nut stamped “BAILEY’S PATENT” “AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867”?

YES NO
Type 10 Type 9

Types 11-12

Is the depth adjustment nut large (1.25″ diameter)?

YES NO
Type 12 Type 11

Types 13-14

Is a raised ring cast into the bed as receiver for the knob

YES NO
Type 14 Type 13

Types 15-20

Is the bed painted blue?

YES NO
Type 20 Types 15-19