Patrick Leach, Admirer of Fine Arts,
writes:

> I wonder if the toteless models, equipped with the adjusters, such as yours
>are pitched slightly higher since they are shorter in length than the toted
>models? If they were pitched at 45 degress with the length that they are,
>there might be insufficient room to make a comfortable grip.

  Thats a good theory, but it would not have made a huge difference. The 2.5
degree change is so slight that it isn't really noticeable unless you compare
it side by side with a common pitch plane.
  Lined up with a Bailey, the top of the Norris iron was about 1/4" or less
forward of where the top of the Bailey iron rests. Angling the adjuster back
1/4" would not matter much to me, but then I have smaller hands than the
average cave-dweller.  It *might* be a problem for someone with big mits. And
you just might be right.

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>HBK
>Just say None of you bootlicks are worthy of my greatness, with my being
>         the sahib of sawdust. Drop on your hands and knees, the lot of
>         you, and start swabbing the floor with your tongues.
>etc.

  How much longer do I have to keep this up, your greatness? The walnut dust
wasn't half bad, but this pine dust tastes like crap.

Ray T. Smith