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Record

Record No. 071 Router Plane

The Record router plane, functionally the same tool as the Stanley 71 and usually cheaper. For levelling the bottom of a dado or a hinge mortise to a repeatable depth there is still no better answer.

  • 1931–present
  • Specialty Plane
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 071
Production1931–present
Bodycast iron, japanned
Cutterstypically 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch square cutters plus a smoothing cutter
Notable featuredepth-adjustable post, closing shoe

How to identify it

  • Two knobs either side of a central post carrying an L-shaped cutter.
  • Marked RECORD on the body; the 071 has the open throat, the 071-1/2 the closed one.
  • Cutters are not interchangeable with Stanley's.
Photograph needed: Record No. 071 Router Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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Buying and using

Check which cutters come with it. A router plane with one cutter is half a tool, and Record cutters are harder to find separately than Stanley ones.

Other makers' answer to the same problem

These share a design lineage rather than a size. Each is its own tool with its own dimensions, and no parts interchange.

What it is worth

  • user / incomplete $15–$40
  • complete, honest wear $45–$110
  • excellent, boxed $120–$260

Estimated GBP range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 20 sales. manually filtered UK sold listings; sterling, and UK prices run below US ones Confidence: low.

These are researched estimates for a private sale in average light, not an appraisal. Condition, completeness and type move a price further than any of these bands do.

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