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The wood on this old Ohio Tool Razee smoother was pretty much beyond help. It looked like maybe a previous owner had planed about a quarter inch off the bottom, leaving a mouth that was literally half an inch wide, and the blade didn't have enough adjustment left to fully retract.
So...I decided to make a new body for it. I used hard maple for the cheeks, and a piece of Jarrah that Jim Niemi gave me several years ago for the center section. I think it came out pretty well:
So...I decided to make a new body for it. I used hard maple for the cheeks, and a piece of Jarrah that Jim Niemi gave me several years ago for the center section. I think it came out pretty well: