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    I'd love to see a photo of it Jim.

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    This is the image from the ebay listing:

    Old Mortisers.jpg

    The Newbould is the lower one in the top image. The other is a James Cam from about the same time period.

    I have since re-handled both of them. My first attempts at making handles for tang type chisels. Not great handles, but they work.

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    And the absolute crown jewel, a Langdon Acme no 74A miter box in perfect shape along with a 26" Disston backsaw. Trying to figure out how to attache a wooden bed to this without having to drill into the base...
    If it's not Aluminum, could you put magnets on the wood to hold it down tightly?

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    BTW, congratulations on a phenomenal find!
    Fred

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    There is a problem with adding a wood bed to these type of boxes.....there is a "gib" where the saw cuts...it is part of the swing arm. It is usually flush with the top of the metal plates...a wood bed would impede the use of the swing arm.
    BTW: Mine is a Langdon No. 75

    front end.jpg
    That track is the gib, where the saw tends to ride.
    crosscut.jpg
    At the end of a cut.

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    Thanks Steven, something to look out for for sure. I'm thinking a shallow dado in that area would resolve that issue.

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    All I can say is WOW.

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    That's incredible.

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