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270383 Bill Ghio 2020‑04‑05 Re: Boxwood and Box Trees ( Was: boxing of planes)
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> On Apr 4, 2020, at 8:09 PM, John Ruth  wrote:
> 
> GG’s,
> 
> This discussion of end grain boxing begs the question “How did they ever find
quantities of quarter-swan pith-free Boxwood in widths greater than the length
of a wooden molding plane?”


Two or three pieces required. Often one piece will fall out while the other
stays.
> 
> Wondering what would work well in place of boxwood?

Pear works well.

Bill

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