Stanley planes by numbers 12   -  12 1/4   -   12 1/2  -  12 3/4

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Stanley 12 veneer scraper

offered 1869 - 1947

value A$ 150

6 1/4" long"  with a 2 7/8" cutter

Early models have the Bailey Patent on the screw. Often lack cutters. If you want the perfect scraper blade cut up an old saw blade. It has the perfect hardness plus the flexibility you need. Thick modern blades simply don't work all that well.

Sharpening a scraper blade is a matter of personal preference. Some users cut the edge straight, others sharpen it with a bevel edge.

Stanley guide on how to sharpen scraper blades click here ( for the smaller models but the same principles apply)

Stanley 28 optional toothing cutter with serrated edge.

12 1/4

Stanley 12 1/4  veneer scraper

offered 1912 - 1941

value A$ 300

6 1/4" long with  a 2" cutter

Smaller version of the 12. Scrapers often lack the original cutter, my guess is that a lot of woodworkers took them out for use without the plane. Replacements vary in quality and later Stanley blades are no match for the early models. As a user you can't go past replacement blades made from good saw steel.

 

12 1/2

Stanley 12 1/2 veneer scraper

offered 1905 - 1943

value A$ 200

6 1/4" long with  a 2 7/8" blade

This model has a rosewood sole. It was fixed with four wood screws from the top. They are often missing or replaced. Watch out for badly bruised and damaged wood around the mouth and along the sides.

12 3/4

Stanley 12 3/4 veneer scraper

offered 1928 - 1943

value: in the eye of the beholder

same as the 12 with an extra thick wooden sole. The plane is marked 12 1/2 not 12 3/4!  This is NOT a tool I would buy without personal inspection or from anybody that is not an expert. I'm sorry to say that this excludes just about everybody, including myself! The plane is basically a 12 1/2 with a widened mouth and an extra thick rosewood bottom. Whenever you see a 12 1/2 without wood and an extra wide mouth you could be looking at this plane. I  have seen some but the ifs and buts are just too great to bother. Remember, any  12 1/2 can easily be turned into a 12 3/4. Not a plane you want to gamble big money on.

image from Stanley 1939 catalogue No 34