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273356 Ed Minch <edminch3@g...> 2021‑04‑06 Re: Box or Case for Large Oilstone
> On Apr 6, 2021, at 4:03 AM, John Ruth  wrote:
> 
> How have other Galoots approached the design of boxes for large whetstones?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> John Ruth

Here is what a galoot did 200 years ago.  He used an auger to remove wood down
to depth then chiseled for a final fit on both the box and the lid.  And he used
2 small hinges.  This is not a sharpening stone, more like a sharpening rock

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/40068839084/in/album-72157652309439462/

Ed Minch

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