Stanley

Stanley No. 7 Jointer Plane

The standard jointer, and the plane that makes hand-cut edge joints possible. 22 inches of sole bridges the hollows in a board and leaves it genuinely flat rather than merely smooth.

1869–1984
Bench Plane
high confidence

Specifications
Model	No. 7
Production	1869–1984
Sole length	22"
Cutter width	2-3/8"
Body	cast iron, japanned
Handles	rosewood knob and tote (later hardwood)

How to identify it

22 inch sole, 2-3/8 inch iron.
Corrugated version is the No. 7C.
Check the sole for twist before anything else. A long casting that has been dropped or badly ground is not worth fixing.

Photograph needed: Stanley No. 7 Jointer Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings

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Buying and using

The most useful large plane. Buy the best pre-war example you can afford, because flattening a 22 inch sole by hand is a long afternoon and a good original sole saves you it.

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. 22	1929–1975
Record	No. 07	1931–present
Sargent	No. 422	1887–1964
Stanley	No. 607	1898–1943

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 $35–$70
complete, honest wear $80–$160
excellent, pre-war type $170–$350

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 150 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. 1 Smoothing Plane

1867–1943 · 5-1/2" · 1-1/4"

The smallest bench plane Stanley made, and the one every collector wants.
Stanley No. 2 Smoothing Plane

1869–1961 · 7" · 1-5/8"

The smallest Bailey with a tote.
Stanley No. 3 Smoothing Plane

1869–1984 · 8" · 1-3/4"

A smoother one size down from the No. 4, and the size most people find comfortable once they have used both.
Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane

1869–1984 · 9" · 2"

The most-produced bench plane in history and the default smoother in every workshop that has one.
Stanley No. 4-1/2 Smoothing Plane

1884–1967 · 10" · 2-3/8"

A wide, heavy smoother.
Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane

1869–1984 · 14" · 2"

The jack plane - the jack of all trades, and the plane most likely to be in a box at an estate sale.
Stanley No. 5-1/4 Junior Jack Plane

1921–1975 · 11-1/2" · 1-3/4"

A narrow, short jack sold heavily into school manual-training programmes.
Stanley No. 5-1/2 Jack Plane

1898–1970 · 15" · 2-1/4"

A wide, heavy jack.