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251449 JAMES THOMPSON <oldmillrat@m...> 2014‑10‑29 Re: Latest finds
There are 2 bronze shaves, the other appears to me to be for dovetails. Any idea
what that's about?  I'll get better pictures up soon.


> On Oct 29, 2014, at 11:37 AM, Michael Blair  wrote:
> 
>> My son bought some plumbing tools from a friend who wanted him to also remove
a box of rusty junk tools while he was at it. He gave me the box of junk, which
turned out not to be so junky after all.
> 
> Not at all!  See the bronze coachmaker's rabbeting spokeshave with it's sole
showing?!
> (Lower right hand corner of the photo) Those certainly don't grow on any
trees, not even those in Oz.
> 
> Mike in Sacto
> 
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