P.S. I also have two sets (2 different sizes) of falconwood plugs (long story). So I'm influenced by this. N. <div>On 10/5/07, Nancy Salmon <<a href="mailto:nmsalmon@gmail.com"> nmsalmon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thanks to all for some excellent suggestions, esp. the mock up. I thought about the two different block materials. I usually replace with delignit or falconwood. But wouldn't drilling be a problem as one drills the different materials differently; much smaller margin for delignit? Nancy <div> <div>On 10/5/07, Ron Nossaman <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> rnossaman@cox.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> > Here's an idea: this might be an opportunity to imitate, and gain some > of the benefits of, Ron Nossaman's "hybrid" block.  Use Delignit for the > cap; its greater strength may take some stress of the old solid piece. >  Cut your plugs from some multi-lam stock, though, for smoother tuning. >  Cutting plugs from multi-lam is also a lot easier than from any other > material, I think.  Any thoughts on this, Ron? > > Regards, > Ken Z. Not bad! I like it. If the block seems otherwise solid, rout off about 9mm from the top, plug with multilam, and recap with 9mm Delignit. The other option is cutting the thing out and duplicating, which brings up the side mortises. If there's room for a shelf on one end but not the other, it can still be mortised into the side without the shelf (with work), but it's going to take a while. I don't typically recommend plugging, but this could be a reasonable exception, especially with the added strength of the one piece Delignit cap. Good thought Ken. Ron N </blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div>