Stanley
Stanley No. 220 Block Plane
A seven-inch standard-angle block plane with a depth adjuster but a fixed mouth: the middle of Stanley's range, and after the 110 the block plane you are most likely to meet.
- 1898–1984
- Block Plane
- medium confidence
| Model | No. 220 |
|---|---|
| Production | 1898–1984 |
| Sole length | 7" |
| Cutter width | 1-5/8" |
| Bed angle | 20 degrees |
| Mouth | fixed |
| Body | cast iron, japanned or painted |
How to identify it
- 7 inch body, depth adjuster present, no mouth adjustment.
- Essentially a No. 15 without the adjustable mouth.
Buying and using
Fine for general work and cheap enough to keep in a site bag. If you want it for end grain, spend the extra on a 60-1/2.
The same size from other makers
These do the same job at the same size. Parts do not interchange between makers, but the shaving does not know the difference - and where one maker commands a collector premium, another usually does not.
| Maker | Called | Made |
|---|---|---|
| Millers Falls | No. 7 | 1929–1975 |
| Sargent | No. 407 | 1887–1964 |
| Stanley | No. 2 | 1869–1961 |
| Stanley | No. 602 | 1898–1943 |
| Stanley | No. 15 | 1876–1955 |
| Stanley | No. 19 | 1888–1950 |
| Stanley | No. 65 | 1898–1969 |
| Stanley | No. 94 | 1898–1960 |
What it is worth
- user / incomplete $8–$18
- complete, honest wear $20–$40
- excellent, pre-war $45–$90
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.