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259630 paul womack <pwomack@p...> 2016‑07‑20 Re: Block Plane - 1864 reference
paul womack wrote:
>  >The toothed plane is one whose iron is also fluted and standing; it has the
same use as the standing plane.

There is a need to tread carefully; it appears the modern translation
of "(Rabot) Debout" is Fillister (plane).

This meaning cannot be made to fit with "small plane of block makers"

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