Stanley

Stanley No. 65 Low Angle Block Plane

The 'Chariot' - a seven-inch low-angle block plane with the knuckle cap. The most comfortable block plane Stanley made and the one users hunt for.

1898–1969
Block Plane
medium confidence

Specifications
Model	No. 65
Production	1898–1969
Sole length	7"
Cutter width	1-5/8"
Bed angle	12 degrees
Mouth	adjustable
Body	cast iron, japanned
Lever cap	nickel-plated knuckle joint

How to identify it

7 inch body, low-angle bed, knuckle-joint cap, adjustable mouth.
Wider iron than the 60-1/2 at 1-5/8 inch.

Photograph needed: Stanley No. 65 Low Angle Block Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings

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Buying and using

Prices have climbed steadily because users, not collectors, want these. A tidy pre-war 65 outsells a comparable 9-1/2 by a wide margin.

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. 220	1898–1984
Stanley	No. 94	1898–1960

Every size, every maker

What it is worth

user / incomplete $45–$90
complete, honest wear $100–$200
excellent, pre-war $220–$420

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 70 sales. manually filtered sold listings 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

Others in this family

Stanley No. 9 Cabinetmaker's Block Plane

1870–1943 · 10" · 2"

A big, heavy block plane made for shooting mitres and trimming end grain on cabinet work.
Stanley No. 9-1/2 Block Plane

1873–2000 · 6" · 1-5/8"

The standard-angle block plane, and the pattern every other manufacturer copied.
Stanley No. 15 Block Plane

1876–1955 · 7" · 1-5/8"

A No. 9-1/2 stretched by an inch.
Stanley No. 18 Knuckle-Joint Block Plane

1888–1950 · 6" · 1-5/8"

A 9-1/2 with the knuckle-joint lever cap: a hinged nickel-plated cap that folds flat into the palm.
Stanley No. 19 Knuckle-Joint Block Plane

1888–1950 · 7" · 1-5/8"

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.
Stanley No. 60 Low Angle Block Plane

1898–1950 · 6" · 1-3/8" · draft

The fixed-mouth sibling of the 60-1/2: same low bed angle, same iron, no adjustable toe piece.
Stanley No. 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane

1898–2000 · 6" · 1-3/8"

The low-angle block plane, and probably the single most useful vintage Stanley you can buy for under fifty dollars.
Stanley No. 61 Low Angle Block Plane

1914–1935 · 6" · 1-3/8" · draft

A short-lived low-angle block plane in the 60 series.