>>>From: Toni Hawryluk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > strength to the relatively fragile part, like steel rebar in pre-stressed > if the pin was put in after it splinter the neck of the bobbin? Either way - suppose the bobbin blank were to be soaked in water or oil, <<<
You're still trying to make two things occupy the same space at the same time. Know how, when you prick your cardboard, the displaced paper makes a bump on the wrong side? When you put a pin into the wood, you have to displace the wood fibers that are currently in that spot. Stabbing a pin into the bobbin, even if it's soaked/softer, means risking damage at the narrow neck as you displace fibers. You could drill a hole (the drill removes the wood fiber in the form of wood-dust) and insert a pin, but I would think drilling into the end of a turned bobbin would require such a delicate hand that it wouldn't be worth the effort--you're making it even *more* delicate in order to add the reinforcement. I also don't see how you could put the pin into the blank. Many lathes hold the wood with a spike--they put a dimple in the end of the blank, and now there's a metal pin-head in the way. Also, many (most?) turners use a blank that's longer than the intended finished bobbin, so they make the head 1/2" or so in from the end. Then what--saw through the pin? OK, I'm speaking from my vast experience of turning one bobbin, but I've also watched several bobbin makers and examined their setups. I find it hard to believe many people would put a pin into the end of their bobbin, unless it was already broken and the pin is being used to reinforce the glued break. Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
