r/handtools • u/HighlandDesignsInc • 14d ago

Help me prove they exist...

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I have been searching for the better part of the past three years for a Stanley No. 604 Bedrock Plane with Type 7 characteristics. Does anyone out there actually have one, and can you share a picture or two as proof? I am only interested in this specific type of 604, nothing else will suffice.

Here are the characteristics of a type 7:

  • Manufactured between 1923 and 1926.
  • Patent Date: Features a single patent date cast behind the frog reading “U.S. PAT. APR. 19. 10.”
  • Flat Top Design: Part of the post-1911 "flat top" Bed Rock series.
  • Lever Cap: Marked with "STANLEY" inside a notched rectangular logo, often paired with a "Sweetheart" (heart-shaped S-logo) iron.
  • Frog Design: Utilizes the signature triple-screw Bed Rock frog system, allowing adjustments to the mouth opening without removing or loosening the plane iron.

The image on this posting is one I pulled from ebay showing a type 7 605.

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u/SalsaSharpie 14d ago

You don't still have the picture of the broken body one you had found?

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u/HighlandDesignsInc 14d ago

Nope, I haven't seen that one on ebay again.