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Stanley

Stanley No. 80 Cabinet Scraper

A scraper blade held in a two-handled cast iron body, with a thumbscrew that bows the blade to control the cut. The cheapest genuinely essential vintage tool there is.

  • 1898–1980
  • Scraper & Spokeshave
  • high confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 80
Production1898–1980
Bodycast iron, japanned
Notable featuretwo-handled body with a thumbscrew that flexes the blade

How to identify it

  • Wide, low body with two wing handles and a single thumbscrew bearing on the back of the blade.
  • The blade is a plain rectangle - no chipbreaker, no adjuster.
  • Later examples are painted rather than japanned.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 80 Cabinet Scraper - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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Buying and using

Turns the burr on a scraper blade into a controllable, repeatable cut and saves your thumbs. If you have figured timber and no scraper plane, this is the tool to buy first. Blades are still made new, so a missing or pitted blade is not a dealbreaker.

What it is worth

  • user / no blade $10–$22
  • complete, honest wear $25–$50
  • excellent, pre-war $55–$110

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 120 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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