No. 707 Manual Adjustment Block Plane
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Manufactured: |
1956 to 1974 |
| Sole Length: | 7” |
| Iron Width: | 1-5/8” |
| Weight: | 1.2 lbs |
| Bedding Angle: | 20 Degrees |
| Adjustments: | Manual |
| Lever Cap Type: | Tension Wheel |
| Casting Number Body: | 493 |
| Casting Number Cap: | 386 |
| Cross Reference: | Stanley No. 1247 |
No. 707
The 707 had an eighteen-year production span. When introduced in 1956 as a V-Line plane, it had a red tension wheel lever cap, a gray body, cherry stained hardwood knob and a “Solid Tool Steel” iron. Shortly after the V-Line start, the knob had a black finish. The finish on the knob changed back to a cherry look in the mid-sixties. Also in the mid-sixties, the company was using an ink stamp on both the lever cap and the iron. When the company standardized on the three hole iron for all block planes, the contact end of the tension screw was increased to prevent it from falling into one of the three holes on the iron. The No. 707 never had a cheek stamp.
Configuration over time
1956 - Initial release had the lever cap painted red and the body painted gray.
1956 - Solid Tool Steel iron trademark
1956 - The side cheek does not have a stamp. Stickers are applied to the lever cap.
1956 -Stained hardwood knob secured with a 10-24 flat head machine screw.
1965 - Ink stamp is used on the lever cap and the iron.
1965 - Tension wheel contact surface is increased and a new three hole iron is used.
1968 - Iron no longer has an ink stamp.
The No. 707 was consistent with the gray body and red lever cap through the years. Appling a sticker or a stamp on the lever cap was not as consistent.
When the No. 707 was released in 1956, the plane had a "SOLID TOOL STEEL" trademark iron. In 1965, the company used an adjustable iron with three adjustment holes on all remaining block planes. Note the change in the contact point between the two tension wheels.
The No. 707 was a manual adjustment block plane. This shows the change to the end of the tension wheel to prevent the contact point from falling into the adjustment holes on the iron.
The No. 707 never had a cheek stamp applied.