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Looking for diagrams to help make a hand plane or to turn a Norris adjuster? Handplane Central has several plans and diagrams on the site and we hope to add more soon. Everything you need to help get you started on making either a metal, transitional or a wooden handplane can be found here, such as this article on the famous Norris adjuster.
Stanley Bedrock No. 603 C Smooth Plane
Manufactured: | 1900 to 1935 |
Length: | 8 inches |
Blade Width: | 1-3/4 inches |
Construction: | Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob |
Finish: | Japanned |
Features: | Corrugated sole. Superior frog seating |
Uses: | General purpose bench plane |
Average Dealer Price: | $175 to $375 |
Average eBay Price: | $160 to $200 |
Type 1-4: | $200 to $400 |
Other Notes: | The Bedrock planes are built more solidly than Stanley’s other bench planes |



Updated: | 15th February, 2006 |
Stanley Bedrock No. 603 C Smooth 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. |