removing shanks from butts

[Thomas Cole]

Alan,

Your plan makes good sense. To add one idea to it: spend some time 
extracting the old shank from one of the hammer butts and use it to help 
adjust the jig's position and angle so that the remaining butts will be 
perfectly drilled in the original location and at the original angle.

Tom Cole
 
Alan McCoy wrote:

>Ed,
>
>I agree that replacing is cheaper and will give better results. However if
>you are determined to replace the shanks just cut them off flush with the
>butt. Create a jig to hold the butts. The jig and butt then are clamped in a
>drill press vise. Drill them out. Once you have created your jig, this is
>faster than fiddling with pulling out the old shanks.
>
>Alan
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