>Why not use shoe pegs (sharpened at both ends) to keep the ribs in place? >Then you would not have metal encased inside the wood. > >Regards, >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. I used to use toothpicks, but the upholstery tacks are easier. They are pulled out when the clamps are removed. Assuming a small steel brad or brass center pin was left in the middle of the long ribs, why would that be a problem? Ron N
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