Bench&Brace

Unverified draft - do not rely on this page

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  • Confirm iron width and body length
  • Confirm production span
  • Distinguish from the No. 97-1/2

Stanley

Stanley No. 97 Chisel Plane

A plane with nothing in front of the iron at all: the cutting edge is the leading edge of the tool, so it can pare into a corner or clean glue off a flat surface.

  • 1905–1943
  • Specialty Plane
  • low confidence
  • unverified draft
Specifications
ModelNo. 97
Production1905–1943
Bodycast iron, japanned
Notable featureno sole ahead of the iron

How to identify it

  • The iron projects at the very front of the body, with no toe.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 97 Chisel Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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