Polissoirs: New Models & a Long-term Test
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Last weekend during the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event in Charleston, S.C., I completed three try squares and even applied the finish right at the bench using a polissoir (French for "polisher"). For the attendees who had never seen a polissoir or the surface it leaves behind, it was an eye-opener. Photographs don't do the surface justice. It's an experience that is both tactile and visual. Most people assume that the []
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Don Rosebrook, Tool Collector & Author
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Don Rosebrook, past-President of the Early American Industries Association (EAIA), a prominent member of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association (M-WTCA) and author of Wooden Plow Planes, American Levels and Their Makers and America Level Patents Illustrated and Explained, died Monday following a brief illness. Carl Bilderback, a longtime friend of Dons, said that in addition to his love for plow planes and levels, Don was an avid collector of high-end []
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