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Float files

Scope note

Coarse rounded single-cut files used for cleaning out mortises and for shaping the bed and throat of a plane.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000161567

Broader Terms used

<files: woodworking tools>

Equivalent Terms used

float file

Created

13yrs ago

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