Greetings and Salutations List, I would like to inquire of your great minds how you go about removing old knuckles for replacement. It seems to me that the only tool I've ever seen for the purpose always seems to split the wood. A less than optimum result I'm sure you would agree. The only reslt I've come up with over the years is to bandsaw the knuckle off and then slice down the middle of the remaining core followed by chipping out the remainder. There must be an easier way! Recently I modified an old Hale center pin pliers to drive out the knuckle from the side while giving support (opposite jaw) to the other side. This works when the glue is not too strong but just bends the pliers when the joint is good. What other alternatives could you suggest to either this approach or the traditional JAWS? Anticipatingly, (is that a word?) Greg Greg & Mary Ellen Newell gnewell@en.com dt945@cleveland.freenet.edu gnewell@juno.com
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