Seems I remember seeing a video you made when you restored the Skinner brace.  Looks like the same braces anyway.  Nice job on this series as well.  I have a 6" and an 8" Skinner.  The wood shrunk on the 6" so much that I can barely turn the sweep handle without it trying to spin in my hand : (.   

Drop out of warp and prepare to be boarded. Mike southwest CO