Record No. 073 Shoulder Plane

How to identify it

• Substantial rectangular body with sides machined square to the sole and an iron running the full width.
• Wider and heavier than the common 042 and 041 sizes.
• Marked RECORD.

Buying and using

The critical checks are that the sides are genuinely square to the sole and the sole is flat. Everything else is cosmetic. A 073 that has been dropped and is out of square cannot do the one job it exists for.

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.

• Stanley No. 92 Shoulder Rabbet Plane — Stanley
• Stanley No. 93 Shoulder Rabbet Plane — Stanley
• Stanley No. 94 Shoulder Rabbet Plane — Stanley

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.

Sources

• book
  Dictionary of American Hand Tools — Alvin Sellens
• reference-site
  Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach