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From: "John Manners" <jmanners@p...>

> Things could have been further improved with the #289 had the iron's 
> off-side edge been relieved with a bevel.  Then, we would have had a metal 
> version of a good, standard, wooden rebate plane with every chance of 
> performing as well as a wooden rebate plane.
>
> Perhaps irons with a relieved side-edge were produced for the #289?  If 
> so, I have not seen one but, in my wanders, I have encountered very few 
> #289 planes.
>
> Regards from Brisbane,
>
> John Manners
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Hi John,

Your comments concerning a "side relieved" or beveled edge for a #289 cutter 
iron caught my attention.  I assume that you are talking about a blade which 
is trapezoidal in cross section, like those of the #46 skew cutter 
combination plane.  If this is the case, then my #289 has such a cutter 
iron.  My #289 was US made and bears the Stanley "Sweetheart" logo.

Ken Vaughn 

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