A little Holtey for y'all (*LINK & PICS*)

Nice renderings...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Those are sweet! Thanks for posting them.

I'd call them b-splines myself. In the older plane sides they used them or possibly ellipses (or conics). Ellipses have always been "big" in design motifs. The esoteric of his curves give the same �look�. If you follow his curves or radii they all intersect in tangent. Thus giving you �that look� in an easy to machine form.

b-splines

Ryan Stagg -- Cincinnati

>I'd be shocked if the curves weren't represented internally as b-splines (and even more probably NURBS). But I think that the use of circles to define a curve as is shown in the rendered drafting diagram would be called an osculating circle.

A literal representation of a b-spline curve would include some sort of polygonal control geometry (i.e., some sort of box that vaguely defines the general shape of the curve).

Hey, isn't that the new LV LA plane

Frank D. in Montreal

>without the dimples for the fingers? Boy, that Rob Lee sure is quick to please customers. Really looks a lot better without them.

Frank

Your right!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I totally forgot about NURBS. Thanks also for refresher of the proper terms.

Nope, too many zeros in the price!

Neal (San Jose)

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Re: cheap - NOT dovetailed!

paul womack

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His cheap, not ours

Art Geiger

>Yeah, but not our cheap, just his. Cheap SKATE, yes, and the 98 is his only offering under $5000 except a miniature mitre plane. When you consider you are paying the guy by the hammer blow there's always room for a short cut, and this plane is it - hell of a way to stop the onslaught of tennis elbow.

Some say he's being innovative and challenging the traditional dovetailed plane joint. Yeah, right - that's just the Holtey spin duping you chumps. The interlocking dovetail joint was constructed into planes to produce maximumim strength in a plane body - fact. Cut through the Holtey smoke screen and you'll see that his 98, where projecting studs in the sole plate are riveted to the sides, more than half the metal in the body isn't even joined mechanically at all.

Closure OT

WoodburnBob

>Yesterday I had colonoscopy. Three years ago I was browbeaten into "routine" sigmoidoscopy...based purely on my age! A small adenoma was biopsied but not removed. Told to have a colonoscopy to removed it and inspect the rest of the colon, I put off said colonoscopy a little. That is to say, I stalled indefinitely.

From what I hear there are oodles of guys my age who are "putting off" colonoscopy. Who can blame us.

The three days of diet change and laxatives are part of it to be sure, but there must be countless fears and rationalizations behind such widespread dawdling. Indeed, why should such actions of denial and avoidance necessarily be the obedient product of careful thought and reasoning? Few of my other actions are.

Anyway, the procedure itself was stunningly easy and comfortable. In and out in about 90 minutes by the clock. I was conscious perhaps 15 minutes and asleep the rest of the time. Very restful and pleasant actually. Fentanyl and Versed!

Two benign polyps removed. Story over. He shook my hand and said, "Come back in 3 years. Have a nice day".

Guess I won't be needing to sell off my plane collection just yet.

Re: Closure OT

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>I am glad to hear that everything came out all right. ;-)

My doc wants me to have one, but he said to wait until after October 19th (then I turn 50 and the insurance company will not be cranky about the need). I must admit that I am not overly thrilled at the prospect. :-(

Well at least

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>It was somewhat tolerable. Glad to hear you pulled through like a pooper err...trooper, yea that's it;)!

Glad it was Good News on the 'Closure'

Raymond in Trenton NJ

>In addition to that good news Bob, look at the bright side, next time someone tells you to 'get the lead out' you now have scientific proof that you already did :o)

Raymond

Re: Glad it was Good News on the 'Closure'

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Colonoscopy? Pylops? Gads, I don't wanna even think of it. I'm 42 now, and I think I'll just hold at that.

Glad that all came out of, I mean in the end for ya' tho. ;~)

Todd O.