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RE: PT Barnum Is Smiling

At the local JC, which has an A++ woodshop department, they have not ONE but TWO planers out of a BATTLESHIP.
These things sound like jet turbines when they wind up and will easily do 12" THICK planks maybe 40" wide or more. You can easily do 3"x30" bench tops which the school made IN-HOUSE.
Such tooling is IMPOSSIBLE to find today and the heavy castings ensure incredible longevity and stability. Not to mention make moving and bedding in both a difficult and quite a wait while the machine 'settles'. Don't forget, many ships in that era had TEAK decks and you must be able to repair them and do assorted woodwork on the ship.
Too much is never enough


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