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billd

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Inletting an Early Ketland
« on: August 22, 2010, 01:41:56 AM »
An early Ketland has a flat lock plate, no chamfer around it.  Should this be inlet flush with the wood or left to stand proud?  If proud, how much and should I file a chamfer?

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BIll
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Offline Tom Currie

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Re: Inletting an Early Ketland
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 02:42:33 AM »
I let mine stand proud a bit. Flush inlayed locks are usually a percussion thing and I dont think it would look right on this early lock.

You could always customize it a bit and file a chamfer on it.
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Re: Inletting an Early Ketland
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 02:43:00 AM »
I do mine flush with the wood or either I file a chamfer around the edges and inlet to the start of the chamfer. The one original that I have seen with an Early Ketland was flush with the wood (or probably was before shrinkage).
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