<div>Paul -</div> <div> </div> <div>I made some of these for an M&H rebuild a year or two ago, using advice from Joe Garrett. Drill holes in a plank with your bit that will define the contour, width, and height of the buttons. I had 3 different sizes. Lay appropriate leather - I used black deerskin - into holes in plank (oversized, for later trimming), fill with dense felt made into the appropriate size with a hole punch (glued together, if necessary) and use a small amount of glue on the sides of the leather (interior) to affix the felt to the leather; clamp the whole mess together overnight; next day unclamp, trim away the excess leather, and voila! </div> <div> </div> <div>Worked great for me. A real step up from rubber...</div> <div> </div> <div>Mark Potter</div> <div> </div> <div><BR><B><I>Paul Chick <tune4u@fmwildblue.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px;
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class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal>List members:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>A client wants the original leather buttons installed on his ebony grand. They are glued into a specially shaped hole in the lid, etc. Wasn’t there an article in the PTJ about how to make/replace these bumpers. Some of them were lost in the veneer repair stages. I usually fill the old holes and use a stem bumper that’s available through supply houses. But he wants to stay as original as possible. Right now, all I have is modified spade bits for the convex and concave profiles to form the holes.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>Paul C<o:p></o:p></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>