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252809 William Ghio <bghio@m...> 2015‑01‑04 Re: Strangest plane I've seen
On Jan 4, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Michael Blair  wrote:

> If you enlarge the picture, I think you will see that the blade facing the
camera is indeed narrow, but the other blade is a good deal wider.  Neither
strikes me as narrow enough for dado work.  There might be a fence, yes.
> 
> The shaving horse is worth notice as well, and also looks like a double-duty
tool.  The head is long, and the top seems to be for working with the movable
and removable upright for working legs, like one we discussed not long ago.
> 
> It seems that the shop itself is double-duty, for there's more than cooper's
tools in evidence.

Hard to know what it is. When you enlarge it you can see the numbered ID(?) tags
on many of the tools and the "worker" is a mannequin.

Bill

Recent Bios FAQ