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Stanley No. 193 Fibre Board Cutter Plane

Manufactured: 1933 to 1943
Length: 12-1/2 inches
Blade Width: 6 blades provided in various sizes
Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob
Finish: Japanned
Features: Interchangeable fences
Uses: Beveling, grooving and slitting for Masonite and fibre boards
Average Dealer Price: $50 to $100
Average eBay Price: $50 to $100

Other Notes: Supplied with bevel and groove cutter holder, bevel guide, slitting cutter holder, slide and groove guide. Also comes with a circular attachment and a ship lap cut attachment.


Updated: 25th July, 2006

Stanley No. 193 Fibre Board Cutter Planes on eBay right now…


Sources: While many of the dealers prices for Stanley planes are largely set by John Walters’ book “Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools” it appears that eBay, while acknowledging the Walters guide somewhat, tends to march to it’s own beat and sets its own prices. For that reason – and the fact that eBay’s reach and customer base is huge – I’ve decided to include a separate eBay average price here. Other sources include: “The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide To Value” by Ronald S. Barlow, “Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools” by John Walter, “The Stanley Plane” by Alvin Sellens, “Patrick’s Blood & Gore” by Patrick Leach, various auctions and sales of collectable tools and my own compilations of prices realized, observations and notes over the past 20+ years.