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   Midnight | May 18, 2005 10:22pm | #1

   set them aside for dealing with softwood projects; they'll cope with that kinda stuff admirably... hardwood's another matter alltogether....

   Mike Wallace

   Stay safe....Have fun

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   epo | May 19, 2005 05:31am | #3

   Thanks Mike & Daggs,

   I'll adopt the idea of using the blades for soft wood and to make a marking knife . Not keen in the nija throwing stars.

   How would the blades be used as shims and reference flat?

   epo

    

    

    

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   WillGeorge | May 22, 2005 10:25pm | #8

    

   set them aside for dealing with softwood projects

    

   MIKE  SOFT WOOD IS A MEAN THING!..

   I have broken many drills in soft wood and cut myself there..   Never on a hardwood!

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   Midnight | May 22, 2005 11:30pm | #9

   Will.. I know whatchya mean... however I'll stick to my guns; blades that bounced offa some wild grained elm made easy work of some softwood I had... nice clean finish to it too, knots and all.... Horses for courses...??Mike Wallace

   Stay safe....Have fun

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   Daggs | May 18, 2005 11:21pm | #2

   Marking knives

   shims

   reference flats

   ninja throwing stars

    

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   cherryjohn | May 19, 2005 11:00pm | #4

   i keep one or 2 around as paint scrapers when I and Zip Stripping

   Wicked Decent Woodworks

   (oldest woodworking shop in NH)

   Rochester NH

   " If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"

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   ring | May 20, 2005 12:56pm | #5

   I keep one sharp and heavy blade around to clean up edge-banding of veneer.  If you get the hang of using it, it is reliable and so fast that the job is done before you can plug in the router/edge trimmer.

   DR

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   mikegagne | May 21, 2005 08:48am | #6

   They can be used as heavy scrapers. Most can have their edges squared and a burr raised on the edge for really quality scraping duty. I have about 10 of them that i have used for this purpose..... Aloha, Mike

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   WillGeorge | May 22, 2005 10:23pm | #7

   I have a old record #4.. The blade as is, is excellent.. Just me..