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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:32 pm 
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:54 pm 
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Very cool. Time to sharpen up my plane irons and give it a go. Needless to say, I won't be starting with my nice fingerboard blanks.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:56 pm 
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I always did it by hand with a file and sandpaper.
Used a couple radius gages made from cardboard, and checked my work often.
When you fretted it and checked the level - you could "adjust", and make it all sweetness and light.

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