I emailed Ralph Onesti and he didn't seem to get what I was talking about with not needing all the extra pilots. He doesn't seem to want to sell the tool without all of them. I tried to clarify so I'll see what his response. is.
This leads me to wonder about using the Schaff tool that I have using David Love's method with gluing the punchings on the bottom of the keys. The cutter I have works pretty well, its the little fiber inserts that are a pain in the #$*!?@! That system would work much better if the inserts were made of maple or some other hardwood. I was reading that lemon wood is a great material for this because it is naturally lubricious. (I love that word!).
I'm going to try making some inserts that will work with my Schaff tool and see how that works. I'll have to see if I have a plug cutter that is the right size.
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