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Stanley No. 93 Shoulder Rabbet Plane

The middle shoulder plane: a one-inch iron in a six-inch body. The size most people end up using for general tenon work.

  • 1898–1970
  • Rabbet & Shoulder Plane
  • medium confidence
Specifications
ModelNo. 93
Production1898–1970
Sole length6"
Cutter width1"
Bodycast iron, nickel plated
Notable featureremovable nose

How to identify it

  • 6 inch body, 1 inch full-width iron, removable nose.
  • Between the 92 (3/4 inch) and the 94 (1-1/4 inch).
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 93 Shoulder Rabbet Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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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.

MakerCalledMade
StanleyNo. 9-1/21873–2000
StanleyNo. 181888–1950
StanleyNo. 60-1/21898–2000
StanleyNo. 951911–1970

Every size, every maker

Other makers' answer to the same problem

These share a design lineage rather than a size. Each is its own tool with its own dimensions, and no parts interchange.

What it is worth

  • user / incomplete $70–$140
  • complete, honest wear $150–$300
  • excellent, pre-war $320–$600

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 45 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

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