(snip) > > A brass pin would lend > > strength to the relatively fragile part, like steel rebar in pre-stressed > > concrete. If the pin were recessed into the head to produce a smooth > > surface, you wouldn't even notice it was there, except that your bobbins > > wouldn't break at the head. > > > > Patty
> Would the pin be put in to the bobbin blank before turning then? I don't > know anything about wood or turning but I would have thought that if the pin > was put in after it splinter the neck of the bobbin? > > jenny Either way - suppose the bobbin blank were to be soaked in water or oil, would that help to prevent the cracking when the pin was put in ? Or would it then crack anyway when it 'dried' out ? Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
