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Stanley No. 113 Circular Plane

A plane with a springy steel sole that bends to a convex or concave curve, set by a knob on top. For fairing the inside and outside of curved work: wheel rims, table aprons, coopered doors.

  • 1877–1942
  • Specialty Plane
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 113
Production1877–1942
Cutter width1-3/4"
Bodycast iron, nickel plated frame
Notable featureflexible steel sole adjusted by a knurled wheel

How to identify it

  • A thin flexible steel strip forms the sole, arched between two anchor points and set by a large knurled adjusting wheel.
  • Nickel plating on the frame, usually flaking.
  • 1-3/4 inch iron.
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Buying and using

Check the flexible sole for cracks and for kinks at the anchor points, and make sure the adjusting mechanism moves. A seized or cracked sole is the common fault and is not practically repairable.

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 / damaged sole $50–$100
  • complete, working $120–$240
  • excellent, pre-war $260–$500

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 40 sales. manually filtered sold listings 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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