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Actually no, I was speaking of room temperature shanks. I should say
that I haven't used the WNG shanks myself, but Will Truitt pointed
this out to us at a chapter meeting a while back. Perhaps if he's
monitoring the list he'll chime in.<br>
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- Mark<br>
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On 2:59 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:
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<div>I think Mark may be referring to the WNG shanks' becoming
very flexible (much more pliable than wood) when heat is applied
to them for the purpose of twisting shanks (aligning hammers
which need to have their angles corrected). My understanding is
they are then quite stable when returned to room temperature.
But, that's more my absorption of the party line of M&H/WNG,
near neighbors in Haverhill, MA, than experience.</div>
<div>Patrick<br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"> </span></font>At 15:44 -0400 25/05/2011, Mark Dierauf wrote:
>Interestingly, although the WNG shanks are stiffer than your average
>wooden shank, they seem to be noticeably more prone to twisting.
<font face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Hmm, this is the first time I have heard of this, and the several WNG shanks I have seen with hammers on them </span></font></tt></pre>
<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> didn't' seem to twist nearly as much </span></font></tt><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">as wooden ones did. What anecdotes do others have? </span></pre>
<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Regards, </span></pre>
<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Ed Foote rpt</span></pre>
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