Stanley No. 6 & 6C Fore Planes

 
Stanley No. 6C Fore Plane⁴

1870 Catalog Image of Bailey Bench Plane Showing Beaded Low Knob²

1870 Catalog Image of Bailey Bench Plane Showing Lateral Adjustment Lever²

1898 Catalog Image of Bailey Bench Plane Showing Bottom Corrugations²

1923 Catalog Image of Bailey No. 6 Fore Plane Showing Tall Knob³

1923 Catalog Image of Bailey No. 6 Fore Plane Showing Bottom Corrugations³

• Leonard Bailey's 8/31/1858 (lever cap)
• Leonard Bailey's 8/6/1867 (cutter adjustment)
• Leonard Bailey's 12/24/1867 (thin cutter & cap iron)
• Josef Nicht's 2/8/1876 (lateral)
• Justus A.Traut's 10/21/1884 (improved lateral)
• Justus A.Traut's 7/24/1888 (disc pivot lateral)
• Edmund A. Schade's 9/3/1895 (fine frog adjustment)
• Henry Richard's 3/25/1902 (improved frog)
• Alix W. Stanley's 8/19/1902 (frog receivers)
• Edmund A. Schade's 4/19/1910 (improved frog adjustment)
• Earl V. Higbee's 7/18/1933 (lever cap)

Dimensions¹: 18 inches long
Cutter¹: 2-3/8 inches wide
Construction¹: Cast iron, rosewood handle and knob
Finsh¹: Japanned
User Info¹: General purpose bench plane. Used for fine flat finishing. A heavy plane that will produce chatter-free results even in harder woods. Also good to use as a wide scrub plane by taking an extra cutter and grinding a wide, shallow curve on it. The result will look like 18th century interior tool marks. The 6C is perferred by many for working on resinous woods. The corrugated provides less friction, making the plane glide easier.
Average Price¹: $40 to $80 (6C $50-$100)
Type 4: $50 to $125 (1874 to 1884)
Type 3: $300 to $600 (1872 to 1873)
Type 2: $150 to $300 (1869 to 1872)
Type 1: $250 to $500 (1867 to 1869)

Sources:

1. Walter, John . "Antique & Collectable Stanley Tools, Guide to Identity and Value",  2nd Edition, 1996
2. The Stanley Catalog Collection, 1855 to 1898, The Astragal Press, Mendham, New Jersey
3. Smith, Roger K., Reprint of Stanley Catalog No 120 orginally issued in 1923, "Carpenters' and Mechanics Tools", The Stanley Rule and & Level Plant, The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn., U.S.A.
4. Stanley No. 6 Fore Plane, Type 9, Tool Collection of Gordon Muster. Purchased on Ebay for $36 (#1125726273) in March, 2001.  Nice Rosewood tote and knob. Adjuster screw on the frog and two patent dates on the body behind the frog. "Q" trademark cutter.