[CAUT] Hammer shank cutting block

[Jim Busby]

Hi Ted,

I still didn’t find any pictures attached. I’d really like to see it.

I did a little more research on the garlic/hide glue, and while I’d still use whatever Bruce Clark or Mark say to use, you might experiment with this. Stephen Shepherd is the fellow here in Salt Lake City and he uses garlic to pre treat parts. Seems to work for him, and he says it’s been around for many years. However, Like Ron, I’m skeptical and certainly wouldn’t trust it w/o proof.

Jim Busby

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Edward Sambell
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:13 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammer shank cutting block

Sorry about he photos. I have resent them via Adobe Photo Mail, and hope it works this time. There is no setup time with the block and it holds the shank very securely. The Kawai tech cut the shank off with one stroke of the saw.The sawdust is  very minor, but if it proved to be a problem I would make a little cloth hood and move it from hammer to hammer. I only present the idea to show that we do not always need elaborate equipment to work efficiently. and is not intended to claim it as superior to any other method. What works best for you is the way to go.
Thanks Ron for your information on the glue.
Paul: Thanks for your kind comments. I am no longer in Banff , and moved to London, Ontario to be close to my family after retiring in 2001. I still do a little work, but at age eighty-seven no longer full time. I am tinkering with making simple tools, and am currently working on an article on voicing uprights. I am very well and enjoying life.

Ted Sambell

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