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252824 paul womack <pwomack@p...> 2015‑01‑05 Re: Strangest plane I've seen
Ed Minch wrote:
> Boy, if I did that for a living I would build a table about 2 feet high with
the fire pot on top and the barrel high enough that I could turn that clamp
handle without getting on all fours.  Then it could also roll off the table onto
its other end without a struggle.  Neat to see those specialized tools at work.

Heh. Richard Sennett in "The Craftsman" says that craftsman (in his use of the
word)
prefer general purpose tools to specialized tools.

I don't think he knew many craftsman, and had certainly
not read Salaman on either wood or leather working tools ;-)

  BugBear

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