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66766 stevek@p... (Steve Knight) 1999‑08‑19 Re: scrub planes
On Thu, 19 Aug 99 16:18:38 BST, you wrote:

>Anyway, having read many drools over the galootishness of
>scrub planes,
>Have any of the herein assembled gallots *MADE* a
>wooden scrub.

I have been thinking about it.

>I have in mind a Krenov/Hock style body,
>and an old woodie (tapered, heavy, capless)
>blade. I have a  reasonable number of such
>blades. They're a bit wide though.
>
>Advice and experience welcomed...
>I don't want to radius a good blade, if it's not a good idea.
>Old steel is too good to grind away to no purpose.

Yes do not loose a good iron.
Now If you let me build it. I will just charge you for wood. or if you give me
some it would be free. I need to make one and do not really need one so it woul
d
work out. Oak would really work well as it is very slick and has some spring. I
would use the hardwood block in the mouth and the ebony block for the strike
plate.

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