[CAUT] Hammer Alignment

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco at luther.edu
Thu Mar 30 09:44:10 MST 2006


At 08:14 AM 3/30/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Wim,
>
>I would submit to you that the glue never lets go or moves - I think that 
>when you heat the glue joint and twist the hammer, you are actually 
>twisting the shank wood.  Unless you have just glued the shanks on in the 
>past few hours, there is not enough moisture in the glue or shank to 
>soften the glue up enough.
>
>


Interesting discussion...

I wonder if Wim, or others could show this hammer spinning vs: shank 
twisting by inscribing a fine pencil mark on the end of the shank/molding 
surface.

If it actually spins, wouldn't you see the line broken? If not, it _has_ to 
be the shank, right?





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