Stanley No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane

How to identify it

• 14 inch body with a knob and tote but no frog - the iron lies almost flat on a machined ramp.
• Adjustable mouth at the toe.
• Original Stanley 62s are frequently confused with modern reproductions from Lie-Nielsen, Veritas and others. Check for the Stanley casting marks, not just the shape.

Photograph needed: Stanley No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings

Buying and using

Cracks at the mouth are the classic 62 fault - the casting is thin there and a dropped plane splits. Inspect the mouth area carefully in raking light before buying, because a cracked one is worth a fraction of a sound one.

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.

Every size, every maker

What it is worth

• cracked or heavily repaired $150–$350
• sound user $500–$900
• excellent, original iron $1,000–$2,000

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 45 sales. manually filtered sold listings; reproductions excluded Confidence: medium.

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