I sent this taper to the FF list a few months ago. I will try to send one per

week if anyone is interested.

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The following is the taper taken from an F.E. Thomas "Dirigo",
9', 3pc., 6wt., 5.75 oz rod. Rod was built ca. 1930 with full
intermediates of six winds spaced from 3/8" at the tip to 1 5/16"
at the butt. The varnish is thin so a deduction of .001" from the
numbers below might be applicable. The 96.25" measurement is the
end of the signature wraps 2" from the grip. Due to the presence
of winds, placement of the measuring points may be accurate to
only +/- .25".



Inches                   Thous

0                        .059

5                        .088

10                       .100

15                       .133

20                       .145

25                       .153

30                       .169

35                       .185

Ferr                     .185

40                       .195

45                       .215

50                       .231


55                       .245

60                       .247

65                       .259

70                       .270

Ferr                     .270

Ferr                     .285

75                       .290

80                       .312

85                       .325

90                       .339

95                       .367

96.25                    .385
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You will note that the diameter is measured across flats, starting at the tip,

at 5" intervals. Five inches has come to be a standard spacing among 
hand-planers.

Tapers may be sent to me at 

reed@palette.com

Thank you,
reed curry