Funny, makes one wish he'd had armored corners, protecting him from daily attrition. The doggone thing was quite a looker, in it's day.

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Fitted a new bottom into the sound upper works. Carving out the original dovetail fitted lower portion was a FINE experience,....good American Oak, and a wickedly sharp chisel being the way to start one's morning. The upper works was dropped onto the bottom slathered with (what else)Brownells Acra-Glas.

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