Stanley 5 1/4 Plane Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Jack Planes
Manufacturer: Stanley
Plane Type: Jack
Model No: 5 1/4
The Stanley number 5 1/4 plane is a narrow jack plane made from cast
iron and fitted with hardwood handles.
The 5 1/4 is a narrower verion of the Stanley 5. See the
Stanley 5 jack plane review
for more general details about this plane.
There is a very similar plane to the Stanley 5 1/4 in the form of the
Sargent 411 jack plane.
The Stanley 5 1/4 plane was strongly advertised as a plane for school
workshops and was advertised as a junior plane.
Body and frog:
cast iron
Lever cap:
cast iron with a plated finish
Cap iron:
best quality steel
Blade:
best quality steel
Depth adjuster wheel/nut: brass
Handle and knob: rosewood / hardwood
Plane finish: black
Stanley 5 1/4 Plane Markings
"Bailey" - found on the top face at the very front of the plane.
"Made In USA" - found on the top face between front knob and blade.
"No. 5 1/4" - found on the top face at the rear.
"Stanley" - found on the lever cap face.
Body and frog:
cast iron
Lever cap:
cast iron with a plated finish
Cap iron:
best quality steel
Blade:
best quality steel
Depth adjuster wheel/nut: brass
Handle and knob: rosewood / hardwood
Plane finish: black
Stanley 5 1/4 Plane Markings
"No. 5 1/4" - found on the top face at the very front of the plane.
"USA" - found on the top face between front knob and blade.
"Stanley" - found on the lever cap face.
Length:
291mm (11 1/2 inch)
Width:
55mm (2 1/8 inch)
<1934 - 1958>
This may have been a US marketed product. This product wasn't in a UK Stanley catalogue
in 1956.
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