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271596 Kirk Eppler 2020‑08‑10 Re: Stanley 444 Dovetail Plane
Frank

Forgot to reply to this earlier.

Here are pics of 444 blades

https://www.jimbodetools.com/products/stanley-no-444-dovetail-plane-100
-complete-in-original-box-83793">https://www.jimbodetools.com/products/stanley-
no-444-dovetail-plane-100-complete-in-original-box-83793


On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 7:52 PM Frank Filippone  wrote:

> Does any one have one of these .?  Or a blade from one?
>
> I talked about my Union 41 T+G plane the other day.  I mentioned that
> one of the blades I got with the plane had a taper to it.....
>
> I saw a picture of the 444 Blades, which have a taper to them..... Very
> similar to the blade I have.....
>
> I am wondering if I have a Franken-DT-T+G-Plane... Could I have the rare
> 444 blades instead of relatively common Union 41 (Stanley 48) blades?
> (and, by th eway the blades i have really do not fit properly)
>
> If someone has a blade ( even a reproduction from St James Bay Tool will
> do.....and could measure the blade size for me, it would help me to
> figure it out....
>
> I need the length and the width of each end of the tapered blade, plus
> width dimension of the straight blade....
>
> TIA
>
>
> PS... Ordering a new repro set of blades as soon as I can.....
>
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>
> *Frank Filippone*
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