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   lwilliams | Nov 27, 2011 02:09pm | #1

   Molding plane irons are made to fit each individual plane. I seriously doubt you'll ever find  a replacement that will work in your plane. You'll have to make one and heat treat it if you want to use the plane.

   I'm not sure how thick the original iron was for your plane so I'm not sure if the iron blanks sold by Lie-Nielsen would be appropriate. Sizing the iron is done as much by the width of the tang as by the width of cut, you want the tang narrower than the width of the wedge mortise so the wedge can do its job. Maybe 2/3 to 3/4 the mortise width is what I'd go for. Lie-Nielsen irons are laser cut so they'll have a hard thin crust around the perimeter that should be ground off in the areas you intend to work with a file.

   BTW, William Cuddy made planes in New York City from 1841 to 1854.