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Stanley No. 12 Veneer Scraper

A scraper on the same principle as the 112 but in a shorter body, originally sold for cleaning up veneered surfaces without dishing them.

  • 1870–1950
  • Scraper & Spokeshave
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 12
Production1870–1950
Bodycast iron with a rosewood sole insert on some variants
Handlesrosewood knob and tote
Notable featureadjustable blade pitch

How to identify it

  • Short scraper body with knob and tote, a clamped blade, and a pitch-adjusting screw.
  • Some variants have a rosewood insert in the sole to protect delicate work - the 12-1/2 is the rosewood-soled version.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 12 Veneer Scraper - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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What it is worth

  • user / replaced blade $60–$130
  • complete, honest wear $140–$280
  • excellent, early type $300–$600

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 30 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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