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Stanley No. 79 Side Rabbet Plane

A double-ended side rabbet: two skewed irons facing opposite ways so you can widen a groove or a dado from either direction without changing tools or reversing the grain.

  • 1896–1970
  • Rabbet & Shoulder Plane
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 79
Production1896–1970
Bodycast iron or malleable iron
Notable featuredouble-ended, two irons, removable depth fence

How to identify it

  • Symmetrical body with an iron at each end and a nose that works into a corner.
  • A small removable fence sets the depth on one side.
  • The two irons are handed and are not interchangeable.
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Buying and using

Indispensable when a dado is a hair too narrow for its shelf and you do not want to reset a router. Both irons should be present; singles turn up cheap for a reason.

What it is worth

  • one iron / no fence $25–$50
  • complete, honest wear $55–$110
  • excellent, complete $120–$230

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 60 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.

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