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   pzgren | Apr 12, 2006 06:19pm | #1

   Stanley's arbitrary labeling scheme. There is a logic to it, sorta....

   1-8 are bench planes; 9 is the mitre plane; 9-1/2 is the std angle block plane; 20s are wooden bodied "transitional" planes; 60s are generally (low angle) block planes; etc.

   For more information and trivia about Stanley planes than you are ever likely to really want, try this link: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0a.html

   Probably the best single source of information on Stanley planes on the net.

   James