Ray Iles RI023 2⅜" (60mm) plane iron, 2mm thick, O1 carbon steel hardened to RC59-61.
This high quality thin iron is designed as a drop in replacement for valuable old tools where alteration of the mouth may adversely affect their value. Installing a Quangsheng or Clifton cap iron with this blade will give 80-90% of the benefit that would be achieved with a thicker iron.
Approximate Measurements:
- Overall blade Length: 190mm (7½")
- Blade Width: 60mm (2⅜")
- Blade thickness: 2mm (⅛")
Ray Iles RI023S to fit the following planes:
- Stanley No.4½ (Bailey pattern or Bedrock pattern)
- Stanley No.5½ (Bailey pattern or Bedrock pattern)
- Stanley No.6 (Bailey pattern or Bedrock pattern)
- Stanley No.7 (Bailey pattern or Bedrock pattern)
- Record No.04½
- Record No.05½
- Record No.06
- Record No.07
- Quangsheng No.6
- Quangsheng No.7
- equivalents