Big hammers

Jenneetah yardbird@vermontel.net
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:47:09 -0400


At 12:11 AM -0500 9/30/04, Barbara Richmond wrote:
>The picture is inaccurate.  The knuckle is crooked but not bent. 
>Does that make sense?

Yes, and thank you for this critical technical distinction. "Crooked" 
indicates poor breeding and "bent" signals criminal intent.

At 9:24 AM +0100 9/30/04, Richard Brekne wrote:
>Doesnt take much to alter the ratio for an individual key, and 
>variations there makes getting an even BW tricky usuing Stanwoods 
>method. Its worth the time to try and identify and correct any off 
>line knuckles me thinks.

Ric, you're talking about the knuckles on the new shanks, right? 
Also, the other place to correct ragged lines is in the caps.


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