The cutters are angled slightly, that’s why I think it has something to do with
dovetails. ook carefully and you will see the angles.


> On Oct 30, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:
> 
> Looks like it would cut rabbets on a curved surface/
> 
> Was going to guess leather working, since I could not see it well originally.
> 
> The steel is Jessop, so no real leads there.
> 
> And you said bronze, so could be user copied.
> 
> Will check the spokeshave book when I get home.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 4:42 PM, JAMES THOMPSON mailto:oldmillrat@m...">mailto:oldmillrat@m...>> wrote:
> OK that was the wrong url. Try this:
> 
> https://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/October30201403?au
thuser=0&feat=directlink">https://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/Oct
ober30201403?authuser=0&feat=directlink <https://picasaweb.google.c
om/102358420595488787966/October30201403?authuser=0&feat=directlink">https://pic
asaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/October30201403?authuser=0&feat=directli
nk>
> 
> On Oct 30, 2014, at 4:40 PM, JAMES THOMPSON mailto:oldmillrat@m...">mailto:oldmillrat@m...>> wrote:
> 
> > Here are pictures of one of the tools I recently was given. I have no idea
what it is for. Looks like a shave for trimming a sliding dovetail, but that’s a
WAG on my part. But the porch has never failed me yet.
> >
> > https://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/NewFinds?authuse
r=0&feat=directlink------------------------------------">https://picasaweb.googl
e.com/102358420595488787966/NewFinds?authuser=0&feat=directlink-----------------
------------------- <https://picasaweb.google.com/10235842059548878
7966/NewFinds?authuser=0&feat=directlink------------------------------------">ht
tps://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/NewFinds?authuser=0&feat=direct
link------------------------------------>
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