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1.                 From en.wikipedia.org:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   [Float (woodworking)]
   A FLOTE is a woodworking tool used in the art of bowyery.  Flotes are
   specialized, traditional hand tools that are used to shape the bow during the
   process of tillering.  Flotes appear on the arms of the Worshipful Company of
   Bowyers.
   
   ** References
   
    - Introduction to the manufacture of the Longbow Today (see https://web.archive.org/web/20100215204507/http://www.bowyers.com/longbow/manufacture.html)
   Category:Archery
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