GL: Cutleass Bearings

[fred]

Sean,

Sorry to disagree, but you're wrong... correct is "cutlass"

Fred
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From: Sean Welsh
<slwelsh+trawlers at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:50 PM
To:
great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: GL: Cutleass Bearings 

Umm, no,
it's "cutless", with an E.  Unless you are a pirate.

Many, many people,
including reputable shops, make this error, however,
so you might do searches
on both, if search results are the issue.

FWIW, the bearings are so named
because they "cut less" into the shaft
than other types.  A "cutlass" is a
short, curved sword similar to a
machete and often associated with sailors as
it was a good
close-quarters weapon.

-Sean
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com
fred wrote:
> For those of you searching on the web, correct spelling is
essential, it's
> actually "cutlass" with an A.