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-12 "Al Anderson/CCED" <ANDERSONA@a...> 1970‑01‑01 new kid on the block

Greeting,

Like many new subscribers I've spent a couple of weeks reading the 
comments of all of you. Its been fun and I'm looking forward to 
sharing ideas and asking questions in the future. 

I'm a economic development specialist with the University of 
Wisconsin Extension Service. My office is in Madison, Wisconsin 
and I live in Baraboo. I've 3 son and a patient wife. I'm 47.

I started colecting tool about 20 years ago. My dad gave me some of 
my grandfather's tools. Grandfather was a professional woodcarver who 
was trained in Sweden. He worked in a furniture factory in Rockford, 
Illinois. I Know a fair amount about carving and old tool. At the 
same time I was given a fair number of old planes by my mother in 
law. They were her grandfathers. I've been a collector and 
serious user ever since. Love old wooden planes best.  I've made a 
few. This group may be of assistance in my desire to make some new 
ones. 

I've recently bought one of the castings from the St. James Tool Co. 
I see from the past corespondance that a number of you have been 
actively involve in making your own smoothers ... I'll need some help. 
 
I have a friend who is a machinist who will help me with the prep of 
the casting. Looking at the archives I see that there has been a lot 
of discussion on this topic but I cannot retrieve all the old 
records. I don't want to be  a pest but I will have a lot of 
questions on the fitting of the infill.   Please bear with me if you 
have all been over this ground before. Does anyone have a set of 
drawings of the grip that they used that could be shared in a media as 
old fashioned as the mail? I would appreciate it.   





Thank 


Al Anderson

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