On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Thomas Conroy  wrote:

SNIP


> Three specific questions:
>
> 1)what trades habitually used these little reamers, and for what?
>
> 2) What kind of handle would they have had? Mounted in a brace,
> cross-handle, tap wrench, or handle along the axis like mine? Are there
> other possibilities?
>
> 3) How sharp should they be, and how are they sharpened? Mine are dull
> enough to run a finger along the edges with a fair bit of pressure. There
> is no sign of a bevel from sharpening with a stone resting edge-to-edge,
> and no sign of a bevel running down into the hollow. No signs of sharpening
> at all, in fact.
>
>
Some good information in this thread from last year:
http://www.swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=235930&submit_thr
ead=1">http://www.swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=235930&submit_threa
d=1


I hope we get some more answers because I am also (still) interested in the
topic.

Brian Welch
who will be getting married on Sunday, so I better get back to the
preparations!