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Default Is this the Lee Valley April Fools Tool/Product?

On Apr 1, 3:42 pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote:
I am sorry, I can't tell. But the product description concludes with this
statement,

"So why call it the Mk.XXXXII? Well - we put a lot of deep thought into the
design, and what else could we call a jig that's clearly the shop equivalent
of the Ultimate Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything."

That may be a clue.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=56737&c=1


This made me chortle:
"Once you've lapped your chisels and blades to a common thickness (a
trivial one-time exercise),"
Sure, it's a straightforward task that you only have to do once...for
about a month straight!

R