Bill

Define Slope to the body bevel.

Bill Webber wrote (and I inserted possible answers)

> Unless the photo is deceiving me, I see a distinct slope to the body
> bevel on your shave.

It is flat relative to itself, and about 1/4" wide.  At its highest point,
the curve of the body is 1/32" taller than the bevel.  When I've used it, I
try to get this surface (right above patent logo in the top view) to lay
flat on the wood.  When I'm using the "normal" cutting edge (2nd view),
I've got a small gap between the bevel and the tip of the blade, about
1/32".  The bevel of the blade rises up from the bevel of the body, giving
clearance under the blade.  In working cuts, the blade tip sits slightly
below the bevel of the body, giving the cutting edge (currently about 1/2
the thickness of my pocket size SS ruler.

I'm hoping to create a sketch of what I think the configuration is, and
post it later this week in the links section of this page

> Additionally, if the four holer is intended for use as you have shown,
> then you have the configurations of the standard MF shave plus the
> configuration for the Kelly shave build into the one tool.  Does one
> configuration work best?
>

I've yet to make the Kelly method work.  I've tried when the blade was
sharp, and was unsuccessful.

>
> Kirk Eppler wrote:
> > I just threw up (and it looks like it) some photos of my cigar shave,
> >
> > http://pageproducer.arczip.com/zooch426e/CigarShave.html
>

Kirk Eppler, Half Moon Bay, CA
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