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<p>Paul,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you have an old one, I'd imagine you could punch the same diameter with
shoe leather and glue it into the existing hole? What is special
about the holes? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>David Ilvedson, RPT<br>
Pacifica, CA 94044<o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Subject: Old Style Leather Buttons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>List members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p 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></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Paul C<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The shape that remains in the “bumper
places,” have crowned center with the edge recessed into the wood, I’m guessing
the enhance the “crown” shape of the bumper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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