<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>snip...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>#6   Routering off an = 1/8" X  2" from the bottom of the key and inserting a<BR>>maple shoe, you need = to establish two centre line on the key stick before<BR>>routering to = define where you will drill the hole after glueing the shoe in<BR>>place. = After drilling the hole you need to counter sink the hole so that<BR>>only = about 1/16" comes in contact with the pin.<BR>...snip</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is maple really the correct choice for = this application? I was under the impression that hardwoods, (being denser) = were more subject to shrinking and swelling, and I believe that most or all of the = old key shoes or inserts I've seen were basswood or somesuch. I put a set of = home made shoes on an S&S O almost 20 years ago, and although there's not much = else I'm proud of about that job, the shoes are holding up fine and I've = never had a problem with either binding or clicking.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Mark<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>