note how the W H Diehl stock has the grain oriented exactly perpendicular to the face (top photo)
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When I said that I use the bowtie shape, especially for split stock repairs, I should have said jack everybody uses the bowtie shape with the exception of the occasional romex staple (I like that system) or the common cross bolt or cross dowel

Last edited by Robert Chambers; 06/13/07 04:47 PM.