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    Norton 3X grinding wheel in Europe

    Hi, I´m trying to find a reseller of the 6 Inch, Norton 3X coarse grinding wheel, but so far I´ve only located North american sources. Hoping to avoid custom troubles and expenses, does anyone know of a reseller in Europe? Many thanks, Oskar
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    Abutment wall thickness

    Hi all, I have a 60 mm wide double iron, and I´m about to make myself a 24'' Try Plane. Sadly, my biggest dry beech billet is just barely wide enough, and I´m not sure if it will be wide enough after cleaning up the sawn sides. Plane maker Steve Voigt builds his bench planes with a finished...
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    Estimating drying time for different woods

    Hi all, when I´m buying wood, say from a lumber yard, it usually comes with a given (however precise) moisture content. Like 20 %. I'm looking for a way to estimate, or compute the needed time for the wood to reach a certain lower moisture level (for example 12%, or equilibrium) in my shop...
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    Cap iron screw source

    I´m about to make cap irons for a couple of tapered plane irons (and then make wooden planes, using these irons). Anyone know of a good source for the old school style cap iron screw? the ones with big, slotted cylindrical heads. I figure it is clever to find the screws first, and then the...
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    Source for moulding plane blanks

    Hi all, I´m trying to find a european source for tapered moulding plane blanks. I only know about the Lie-Nielsen ones, maybe there are others? Googling reveals nothing but the Lie Nielsen Homepage, and I´m trying to avoid shipping from the US. The other sources I have found are hyvlar.se in...
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