----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul womack" 
> 
> Well spotted. I've seen something very similar (and
> recently) on ECE planes. And they claimed a patent...

Narh!   They may well claim, but Terry was doing that
at least 4 years ago if not more.  First time I saw a 
similar thing was in his initial shoulder planes. 
then he expanded its use to the Jack about 3 years ago
give or take a few months.

To answer Pam's concern: 
Yes, it does move.  Not a lot. And it requires 
a bit of force to do so.  It's done that way on purpose,
so that wear and tear don't "open" the brass-to-brass
bearing.  It also means you only have to get the wedge
to land properly on the back of the iron in one direction.

Nuno Souto
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