Stanley planes by numbers 65   65 1/2

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Stanley 65 low angel block plane

offered 1898 - 1969

7"  long with  1 5/8" cutter

Same as the popular and widely distributed 60 1/2 but with a wider cutter. Came with the knuckle-joint cap or the traditional lever cap.

As with all low angle planes, pay particular attention to the mouth. Chips are the more obvious form of damage. Small hairline cracks are a lot harder to detect. They usually run from either corner of the mouth towards the back. When they are in line with the nose plate and the side they are extremely hard to spot.

 

 

Stanley 65 1/2 low angel block plane

offered 1902 - 1950

7"  long with  1 5/8" cutter

Identical to the 65  apart from the number! Same size plane, same size cutter, same everything.  Some price guides list them at a lower value than the 65,  that surely must be a mistake. Firstly, it's impossible to know that you're looking at a 65 1/2 if you haven't got the box or if it's not a later model with the number on the side. So why would you pay less if you thought it was a 65 in the first place!  A lot more sense makes the normal economy of demand and supply. No matter how many of these Stanley produced, if you can't find them in the crowd they are simply not there! The few examples you can actually identify will attract a premium price i.e. boxed or with the number on the side.