<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>"I consider this the functional = equivalent of new BR holes in fresh inlaid wood."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But is it as pretty?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:006201c5ecf8$801cc1e0$0201a8c0@FARRELL" align=baseline border=0><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> My particular version of this is = that the veneer is not set on its <BR>> side so that what meets the pin is = side-grain. My veneer (1/8" maple, <BR>> not 1/28") is crosscut into strips the = width of my favorite file <BR>> (maybe 3/16"). Instead of cutting a kerf with = a hacksaw lade (as <BR>> pictured, right?), I cut a channel with the = side of my file, bearing <BR>> as you do against a BR pin to properly locate the = edge of the shim. <BR>> What my maple strips present to the BR pin is = end-grain, which is a <BR>> much more durable grain orientation.<BR>> = <BR>> I consider this the functional equivalent of new BR holes in fresh inlaid wood.<BR>> <BR>> Mr. Bill<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>