BB,
Anti Holtey?
Yes..and for a moment flashing through my mind were the reasons that infill
planes are a failure of an idea, but wait...put that thought aside.

Looking at the stail engine, I see a use for all those blades I can't bring
myself to throw away, those getting a bit on the short side, and with the
tops mushroomed and bent...anyone need blades for making stail engines??
Paul, did I see a plan for that type of stail engines somewhere with blade
angles and such described? Was it one of yours?

Regards,
Peter,
In Melbourne, Australia

paul womack wrote:
> Whilst I admire the immaculately finished
> and over-engineered tools exemplified
> by Karl Holtey's creations, I also
> have a sneaking fondness for the
> results of "I needed to do a job
> so I made a quick tool" expediency.
>
> I've recently encountered two such items,
> a hacked-from-oak and a blade held by a coach
> bolt stail engine (seen at a car boot sale)
> and a lathe whose simplicity can only
> be terms "majestic", seen at auction.
>
> Herewith for the enjoyment of the
> assembled galooteri:
>
> http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/stail.jpg
>
>
http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/old_treadle_la
the.jpg
>
>
>   BugBear

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