On 24 Mar 2004 05:12:16 -0800, (Conan the Librarian)
wrote:

You know, I used to fret over taking a file to the mouth of a plane
until I read Larry Williams' (planemaker extraordinaire, Paddy)
description of fettling (you know what that means, Jeff) a smoother to
get the best possible performance out of it. He describes taking a
file to touch up the leading edge of the mouth to ensure it's
perfectly square and has no little bits of metal that might preclude
you closing the mouth up super-tight.

Web site? Book? Would you please provide a reference for Larry
Williams' writings?

Cape Cod Bob
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