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269774 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2020‑01‑24 Re: Stanley 55 dating and restoring
Robert,

Yeah, +1 on the comment that you have a wonderful shop!

You’ve somehow avoided the dreaded “Saw Problem!”  Only six handsaws are visible
in the photo essay.  Your pics of the leg dovetails demonstrate that you are
good with handsaws, yet somehow you’ve been able to decline acquisition
opportunities.

I’m reminded of a half-remembered saying about a marksman with only one rifle;
he knows how to use it.

Neat how the partially-completed top furnished a work surface to build the legs.
That could be a lesson for wooden bench-builders everywhere.

One question: if you did it again, would you still make the tenons on the top of
the legs before the mortises in the top?  (Craftsmanship of risk: the top is a
much harder-to-obtain piece of stock.)

That bench is better than anything I’ve ever made; my hat’s off you.

You’ve emboldened us all!

John Ruth

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 24, 2020, at 9:00 AM, Robert Brazile  wrote:

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