Well, the normal method is to use one of those
adjustable drilling jigs, set up using an adjacent
hammer, and then bore out the broken shank using those
angles.
But if there is still a little shank stub, and if
it was originally glued with hide glue, I have
obtained good results by filling a bottle cap with
vinegar, and placing the hammer so that the stub wicks
this up into the glue joint. After about 1/2 hour, jut
pull out with pliers.
But, of course, you will read none of this having
filtered out my emails.
Thump
--- tune4u@earthlink.net wrote:
> I'd appreciate hearing your ideas for digging out
> the remains of a shank
> that has broken off right next to the hammer molding
> or right next to the
> butt.
>
> In the past, I've just picked at the stub with an
> awl and dug it out with a
> little screwdriver. Short of having a sophisticated
> boring guide set-up
> (and knowing the exact shaft angles) how can this be
> done better then my
> "method?"
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
>
>
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