engineer one
Established Member
having studied the photo provided by ian, i can see very little to really
frighten a non metalworker.
peining over the metal pieces to ensure that the metal dovetails
do not pull out, is only a gentle idea of persuasion, not clouting with
a bloody girt hammer.
given the way in which i believe that Karl makes his planes, and thus
may well make his kits, the amount of metal which needs to be
spread is not that great, so only should require "gentle massaging".
what you need as a punch is, as suggested a rounded bottom one,
not a pointed one, and maybe only a 4 0z warrington type hammer.
what some might call a cross pein one.
i think anyone who has made their own wooden dovetails by hand,
could given time and patience make one of these. 8)
so i have started saving too, and hope that i can get one if the queue
is not too long. then the only problem is what wood to put in as
the infill. any ideas about what are the best selections of wood
for infills???/
any way my 2cents
paul :wink:
frighten a non metalworker.
peining over the metal pieces to ensure that the metal dovetails
do not pull out, is only a gentle idea of persuasion, not clouting with
a bloody girt hammer.
given the way in which i believe that Karl makes his planes, and thus
may well make his kits, the amount of metal which needs to be
spread is not that great, so only should require "gentle massaging".
what you need as a punch is, as suggested a rounded bottom one,
not a pointed one, and maybe only a 4 0z warrington type hammer.
what some might call a cross pein one.
i think anyone who has made their own wooden dovetails by hand,
could given time and patience make one of these. 8)
so i have started saving too, and hope that i can get one if the queue
is not too long. then the only problem is what wood to put in as
the infill. any ideas about what are the best selections of wood
for infills???/
any way my 2cents
paul :wink: