Stanley

Stanley No. 95 Edge Trimming Block Plane

A block plane with a fixed right-angle side that acts as its own fence, and a skewed iron. Run it along an edge and it trims square, every time, with no setup at all.

1911–1970
Specialty Plane
medium confidence

Specifications
Model	No. 95
Production	1911–1970
Sole length	6"
Cutter width	1"
Body	cast iron, japanned
Notable feature	integral 90 degree fence, skewed iron

How to identify it

The body is L-shaped in section - the vertical leg is the fence and is not removable.
The iron is skewed.
Handed: the standard model works with the fence on the left.

Photograph needed: Stanley No. 95 Edge Trimming Block Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings

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Buying and using

One of the tools that survives the power-tool era on merit. Nothing squares a narrow edge faster, and modern makers still copy 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
Stanley	No. 9-1/2	1873–2000
Stanley	No. 18	1888–1950
Stanley	No. 60-1/2	1898–2000
Stanley	No. 93	1898–1970

Every size, every maker

What it is worth

user / incomplete $50–$100
complete, honest wear $110–$220
excellent, pre-war $230–$430

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 40 sales. manually filtered sold listings Confidence: low.

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

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.