<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Actually it was two jigs, one left side shanks and the other right.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=john1galt@yahoo.com href="mailto:john1galt@yahoo.com">Greg W.</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG list</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 08, 2007 3:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hammer tapering jig</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Has anyone modified Bill Spurlock's tapering jig for use with the shanks attached?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Would someone kindly post a picture or photo of a hammer tapering jig for the tablesaw that will allow one to taper hammers with the shanks attached?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have an idea for my own jig when used with a tilting table saw and setting the taper angle using a digital angle finder or combination square, but why reinvent the wheel if there is something already available?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm also wondering if tapering could be done on a scroll saw without making a mess of the hammers (too fine of a blade).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Greg</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=1> TV dinner still cooling?<BR><A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49979/*http://tv.yahoo.com/">Check out "Tonight's Picks"</A> on Yahoo! TV.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>