Tool type
Rabbet & Shoulder Plane
Planes whose iron runs the full width of the sole so the plane can cut right into a corner. Rabbet planes cut the rebate; shoulder planes trim the cheek and shoulder of a tenon.
- 11 models
History
The fillister planes (Stanley 78, 289, 78 derivatives) carry a fence and a depth stop and cut a rebate from scratch. The shoulder planes (90, 92, 93, 94) are heavier, more precisely ground, and made for fitting joints that are already cut. The 'bullnose' variants move the mouth forward so the plane can work into a stopped corner.
How to choose one
For rebates from scratch, a 78 with its fence and spur intact. For trimming joinery, the widest shoulder plane that fits your tenons - and check the sides are square to the sole, because that is the whole point of the tool.
Sources
- reference-site
Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach - book
Dictionary of American Hand Tools — Alvin Sellens
Models
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Record No. 073 Shoulder Plane
A big, heavy shoulder plane for trimming tenon cheeks and shoulders.
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Record No. 077 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
A short bullnose rabbet whose nose piece comes off, letting it work into a stopped corner or, with the nose removed, flush into the end of a rabbet.
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Record No. 778 Duplex Rabbet & Fillister Plane
Record's version of the Stanley 78, and the better tool of the two.
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Stanley No. 78 Duplex Rabbet & Fillister Plane
The default rabbet plane.
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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.
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Stanley No. 98 Side Rabbet Plane (Right Hand)
A small single-handed side rabbet for widening grooves and dados.
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Stanley No. 99 Side Rabbet Plane (Left Hand)
The left-hand mate to the No. 98.
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Stanley No. 90 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
A short, heavy bullnose rabbet plane whose nose piece unscrews, letting it work right up to the end of a stopped rabbet or, with the nose off, flush into a corner.
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Stanley No. 92 Shoulder Rabbet Plane
The narrow member of Stanley's shoulder plane trio.
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Stanley No. 93 Shoulder Rabbet Plane
The middle shoulder plane: a one-inch iron in a six-inch body.
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Stanley No. 94 Shoulder Rabbet Plane
The widest of the three shoulder planes and the scarcest. A wide sole trims a wide shoulder in one pass, which is the whole argument for it.