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Stanley No. 605-1/2 Bedrock Jack Plane

The wide Bedrock jack: fifteen inches of sole, a wide iron and the full-contact frog seat. Heavy, capable, and the choice of anyone who wanted a single plane to both flatten stock and finish it.

  • 1898–1943
  • Bench Plane
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 605-1/2
Production1898–1943
Sole length15"
Cutter width2-1/4"
Bodycast iron, japanned
Handlesrosewood knob and tote

As with the Bailey 5-1/2, iron width varies across the run.

How to identify it

  • 15 inch sole, wide iron.
  • Check the iron against the mouth width - mismatches are common on this model.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 605-1/2 Bedrock Jack Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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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.

MakerCalledMade
Millers FallsNo. 151929–1975
RecordNo. 05-1/21931–present
SargentNo. 4151887–1964
StanleyNo. 5-1/21898–1970

Every size, every maker

Dating this plane

This maker published no dating information, so collectors reconstructed one. Work from the body casting rather than the knob, tote or iron, all of which get replaced. The Stanley type study lists the features era by era, with a dating marks table at the foot of it.

What it is worth

  • user / incomplete $110–$220
  • complete, honest wear $240–$480
  • excellent, round-side $500–$1,000

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 35 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.

Sources

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