<HTML>In a message dated 2/1/2003 12:51:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, sckline@attbi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">but if you want to get it further into the core of the hammer, why don't you apply it from the sides? </BLOCKQUOTE> Hi, Susan. Sorry, I've forgotten whom we are addressing, so I'll just speak generally. I have juiced from the side on a few occasions, but there is one thing to watch out for. When adding juice from the perimeter, I find it pretty easy to see and control where it's going, how much, and how deep. From the sides, especially on a previously lacquered hammer which this is likely to be, you have to be REALLY careful with the flow rate and drop counting. It's much harder to tell from the appearance how much you have put in and how deep it is going, and if the flow rate is a little fast, it takes off toward the strike area, giving uneven results. It seems to want to spread more than soak in. Bob Davis University of the Pacific Stockton, CA</HTML>