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stuckinthemud
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what is a bowyer's float?
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November 13, 2015, 05:50:56 pm »
Hi All,
simple question really, what is a bowyer's float, and does anyone use one? I am guessing that it's not anything to do with swimming
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DavidV
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November 13, 2015, 06:38:17 pm »
It's a multi bladed scraper plane. You can find drawings if you search on google images
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stuckinthemud
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November 13, 2015, 06:41:50 pm »
Did a quick search before I posted the question but the drawings were hard to work out - they were off the Bowyers Guild coat of arms - like lots of hooks under a wooden plane body, but that explains what I was looking at, thanks.
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willie
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November 13, 2015, 07:37:28 pm »
tried google images with no joy, but further on down the page was this link right back here.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=18277.15
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randman
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November 14, 2015, 02:45:57 am »
this is a float (flote, whatever). These in particular are actually auto body tools I picked up at a couple of different estate sales for cheap
and I have seen versions with a straight across blades. I screwed one to the edge of a 2x4 for a grip handle and it works pretty good
in wood....This is basically what a float is. A big single cut file....
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