Stanley

Stanley No. 606 Bedrock Fore Plane

The Bedrock fore plane. As with the Bailey No. 6, the least fashionable size in the line and therefore the best value in it.

1898–1943
Bench Plane
medium confidence

Specifications
Model	No. 606
Production	1898–1943
Sole length	18"
Cutter width	2-3/8"
Body	cast iron, japanned
Handles	rosewood knob and tote

How to identify it

18 inch sole, 2-3/8 inch iron.
Bedrock frog seat and toe casting.

Photograph needed: Stanley No. 606 Bedrock Fore 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.

Maker	Called	Made
Millers Falls	No. 18	1929–1975
Record	No. 06	1931–present
Sargent	No. 418	1887–1964
Stanley	No. 6	1869–1975

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 $90–$180
complete, honest wear $190–$380
excellent, round-side $400–$800

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.

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

Stanley No. 602 Bedrock Smoothing Plane

1898–1943 · 7" · 1-5/8"

The smallest Bedrock, and after the No. 1 the most sought-after Stanley bench plane.
Stanley No. 603 Bedrock Smoothing Plane

1898–1943 · 8" · 1-3/4"

The Bedrock equivalent of the Bailey No. 3: an eight-inch smoother with the full-contact frog seat and the heavier castings of the premium line.
Stanley No. 604 Bedrock Smoothing Plane

1898–1943 · 9" · 2"

The Bedrock No. 4.
Stanley No. 604-1/2 Bedrock Smoothing Plane

1898–1943 · 10" · 2-3/8"

A wide, heavy Bedrock smoother - the 4-1/2 pattern in the premium line, and the plane to reach for on figured hardwood if money is no object.
Stanley No. 605 Bedrock Jack Plane

1898–1943 · 14" · 2"

The Bedrock jack, and the most-produced plane in the line after the 604.
Stanley No. 605-1/4 Bedrock Junior Jack Plane

1921–1943 · 11-1/2" · 1-3/4"

A narrow junior jack in the Bedrock line, introduced late and discontinued with everything else in 1943.
Stanley No. 605-1/2 Bedrock Jack Plane

1898–1943 · 15" · 2-1/4"

The wide Bedrock jack: fifteen inches of sole, a wide iron and the full-contact frog seat.
Stanley No. 607 Bedrock Jointer Plane

1898–1943 · 22" · 2-3/8"

The Bedrock jointer: 22 inches of heavy casting with the full-contact frog.