Stanley
Stanley No. 110 Block Plane
The workhorse budget block plane: seven and a half inches, a lever cap, and no mouth adjustment. Produced for well over a century and present in almost every toolbox in America.
- 1874–1990
- Block Plane
- medium confidence
| Model | No. 110 |
|---|---|
| Production | 1874–1990 |
| Sole length | 7-1/2" |
| Cutter width | 1-5/8" |
| Mouth | fixed |
| Body | cast iron, japanned or painted |
How to identify it
- 7-1/2 inch body with a plain fixed mouth.
- Very late examples are painted rather than japanned and often have a cast-in 'STANLEY' in a rectangle.
Buying and using
The most common block plane there is, so condition is everything and price should be low. Perfectly serviceable once the sole is flattened and the iron sharpened.
What it is worth
- user / incomplete $5–$12
- complete, honest wear $14–$30
- excellent, pre-war $35–$70
Sources
- reference-site
Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach - book
Stanley Tools: Guide to Identity and Value — John Walter
Others in this family
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Stanley No. 9 Cabinetmaker's Block Plane
A big, heavy block plane made for shooting mitres and trimming end grain on cabinet work.
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Stanley No. 9-1/2 Block Plane
The standard-angle block plane, and the pattern every other manufacturer copied.
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Stanley No. 15 Block Plane
A No. 9-1/2 stretched by an inch.
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Stanley No. 18 Knuckle-Joint Block Plane
A 9-1/2 with the knuckle-joint lever cap: a hinged nickel-plated cap that folds flat into the palm.
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Stanley No. 19 Knuckle-Joint Block Plane
The seven-inch knuckle-cap block plane: a No. 15 with the folding cap, or a No. 18 with an extra inch, depending which way you come at it.
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Stanley No. 60 Low Angle Block Plane
The fixed-mouth sibling of the 60-1/2: same low bed angle, same iron, no adjustable toe piece.
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Stanley No. 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane
The low-angle block plane, and probably the single most useful vintage Stanley you can buy for under fifty dollars.
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Stanley No. 61 Low Angle Block Plane
A short-lived low-angle block plane in the 60 series.