No. 66 Low Angle Adjustable Block Plane

Manufactured:

1929 to 1944

Sole Length: 6”
Iron Width: 1-3/8”
Weight: 1.05 lbs
Bedding Angle: 12 Degrees
Adjustments: Iron Depth Adjustment
Lever Cap Type: Cam Lock
Casting Number Body: 355
Casting Number Cap: No Number Found
Cross Reference: Stanley No. 61

No. 66

The No. 66 was a 6” x 1-3/8” low angle plane introduced in 1929. The lever cap was nickel plated with the name and number cast on the bed at the heel. It had a cocobolo threaded knob and a solid iron landing. Just before the plane was removed from production in 1944, the cap was painted black, name and number stamped on the cheek and only the number is cast on the bed. In 1956, the No. 66 was reborn as the No. 1455.

Type 1 configuration – 1929 - 1940

  • Millers Falls name and number cast on the bed at the heel.

  • The iron landing has a full surface with no recess.

  • Threaded knob made from cocobolo rosewood.

  • Cam lock lever cap is nickel plated.

  • “Since 1868” iron trademark (see irons for more details)

  • Finger grips on the cheeks.

Type 2 configuration starting 1941 to 1944

  • Cam lock lever cap is a black enamel.

  • Millers Falls embossed name is removed from the bed.

  • Name and number stamped on the left side cheek.

Initial release of the No. 66. Rosewood knob, fixed narrow mouth, nickel lever cap.

Initial release of the No. 66. Rosewood knob, fixed narrow mouth, nickel lever cap.

You can see the features on the initial release of the No. 66. Rosewood knob, solid iron landing, early "Since 1868" trademark iron, nickel lever cap and the name and number embossed on the back of the bed.

You can see the features on the initial release of the No. 66. Rosewood knob, solid iron landing, early "Since 1868" trademark iron, nickel lever cap and the name and number embossed on the back of the bed.

No. 66 with a threaded rosewood knob and a black lever cap. This plane has a "Since 1868" iron. The triangle on the trademark touches the shape above it. The number is embossed at the rear of the bed and the name and number are stamped on the cheek.

No. 66 with a threaded rosewood knob and a black lever cap. This plane has a "Since 1868" iron. The triangle on the trademark touches the shape above it. The number is embossed at the rear of the bed and the name and number are stamped on the cheek.

Type 2 with the embossed name removed and only the number remaining.

Type 2 with the embossed name removed and only the number remaining.

The plane on the left is a type 2 No. 66. The middle plane is an early release No. 1455 with the support bridge between the lever cap screw and the iron landing. The plane on the right used a different 1455 template that changes the width of the frog

The plane on the left is a type 2 No. 66. The middle plane is an early release No. 1455 with the support bridge between the lever cap screw and the iron landing. The plane on the right used a different 1455 template that changes the width of the frog, eliminated the center iron support bridge, and has "Made In USA" on two lines.