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219769 James Thompson <oldmillrat@m...> 2011‑07‑24 Re: Razor blades and planing
I sent that before I clicked on the link to Lee Valley, where they do sell the b
lades.

On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:49 AM, James Thompson wrote:

> > Yes, I also have one of those. I haven't been able to find any double edge r
azor blades so I can try it though. Are there still double edge blades being mad
e?
> 
> 
> On Jul 24, 2011, at 12:28 AM, John Junkroski wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Bill Taggert wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't know anyone who would advocate
>>> trying to plane a board with a razor blade. 
>> 
>> >> I'm almost sure that somewhere in my coll..... barn/shop/rural slum there 
is a tiny plane, commercially made, painted bright red if memory serves, which I
 found at a farm/yard/garage sale for a dime.
>> 
>> It appears to be designed to use a double-edge shaving blade. 
>> Long live KIng Gillette .
> 
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