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270375 Bill Ghio 2020‑04‑04 Re: boxing of planes
> On Apr 4, 2020, at 12:39 PM, dks  wrote:
> 
> 
> Looking through my woodies, I came across a nice pair of snipe bills stamped
J. Miller 58 Grainger St. I was surprised to see the boxing is at right angles
to the length of the plane. As might be expected, the boxing has shrunk a
little, but there is otherwise no damage. I am wondering how unusual this is, as
I don't recall seeing planes with cross-grain orientation of the boxing.
> 

Standard procedure. The grain of the boxing should be at a slight angle such
that it slopes, at the top where it is inserted, towards the rear. This puts an
almost end grain against the molding being struck to prevent wear to te plane.

If this is the plane sole moving —>____________, then this is the boxing
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Bill

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