Help to reduce hammer shanks

[S. Brady]

On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Newton Hunt wrote:

> Hi, Avery,
> 	I remember Bill Spurlock mentioning he uses a router with a holder of
> some kind to do that job.  I have not done it myself but I can think of one way
> but using a board cut to hold the shank with a cutout to allow the cutter to
> get to the shank.  Please be careful because routers are indifferent to what
> they cut, wood or meat.
> 		Newton

	Yes, Bill designed a carriage to be used with a router table. I've
made one from his plans, and it works great. I'll try to find a drawing
and run it in the Journal. In the meantime, you might try to get a copy of
the drawing from Bill.
		Steve