<html> <body> I asked Tom McNeil if I could forward the following exchange to this list, in case it might be interesting to readers of this thread: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Tom - The recent thread on Pianotek, starting with Ed Foote's contribution to "More pinblock stuff": and continuing with "There was Blood", reminded me of your technique for pinblock removal using a chain saw.  Have you continued using this method, and if so, how many limbs or other appendages or employees has it claimed? regards - David Skolnik </blockquote> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi, David -   Well, we continued with the chain saw (maybe 100 pianos since you saw my demonstration) up until about a year ago.  Then I discovered a wonderful saw in the hands of a remodeling contractor.  That saw is a DeWalt Model 304P Variable Speed Reciprocating Saw.  Unlike any other recip saw I've seen - including several similar models from DeWalt - this one has a special blade chuck that allows "almost flush" cutting.  I can cut parallel to the stretcher (OK, "cornice" in S&S lingo) and about an eighth of an inch away from it with laudable accuracy and speed.  It's safer, quieter, easier and about as efficient as the chainsaw.  There's a variety of blades available for this saw; I prefer the DW4802, which is 5" x 6 tpi.   For now, the chainsaw is gathering dust!   ~ Tom McNeil ~ Vermont Piano Restorations VermontPiano.com</blockquote> David Skolnik Hastings on Hudson, NY At 01:43 PM 8/6/2008, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Fenton writes:  BTW, Ed said he went back to the pinblock finished it's removal. Did he use the router? Yes, but I did take care not to let too much sawdust land on the bandages.  Ed, are you going to give up on the Bolduc cutter, or stick with it?<< I will continue to use the bit, (actually, it is one from Acousticraft and I have used it for years). The injury happened because I was careless while wearing floppy pants that got caught in the blade, after the cut.  While  in the piano,  I have always had it under control.    Regards, Ed Foote RPT </blockquote></body> </html>