bugbear
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jimi43":zsh75pu6 said:bugbear":zsh75pu6 said:jimi43":zsh75pu6 said:BB....that would be lignum vitae would it? :mrgreen: Now let me see...I have some offcuts I think.... :wink: Actually, Douglas gave me some really old Rio for that very purpose...I am building up the courage to cut it up!
LV would certainly be a defensible choice...
Alf's example in the favourite tool thread
BugBear
Indeed it would...from a frictionless perspective it would be ideal. However, traditionally, the older ones would be Brazilian Rosewood....and I have an excellent piece that Douglas gave me for the very purpose.
There's no question of authenticity or tradition for the Record #043 or #044 fences - they were merely sold with drilled metal fences, and users could fabricate as they willed.
So I choose to "be inspired by" the older wooden ploughs and fillisters. It was also a good excuse to use a scratch stock on lignum which is FUN!
BugBear