Creating Stem Shoulder

[Mark Beattie]

Hand cut stems are getting a lot easier but I am still having problems trying to form a 'shoulder' to fit in the countersunk area of the shank. I thought that I could get away with creating that shape on my cutting tool but I like the radius that I have now. Any tips?

Thanks in advance,

Mark

[andrew]

If it truly won't fit you either have to reduce the shoulder or increase the chamfer. Your tenon could be too long too. If that doesn't get a response...

[KurtHuhn]

If it doesn't get a response, we're probably not paying attention.

--Kurt

[d.huber]

If it truly won't fit you either have to reduce the shoulder or increase the chamfer. Your tenon could be too long too. If that doesn't get a response...

Thank's Dr. Ruth!

[Mark Beattie]

I may have phrased my question wrong. It's not that I am trying to get the stem shoulder to 'fit' into the countersunk area on the end of the shank, my question is "how do I create the stem shoulder in the first place?" I've seen stems without a shoulder and some with. It's always been recommended to me in books and what not, but I just don't know how to create that feature.

Thanks

Mark

[JonBood]

Would it be possible to post a photo of a stem shoulder for someone who doesn't quite get the terminology

Regards Jon

[Sasquatch]

You are talking about the little beveled area right between the tenon and the shoulder/faced end of the stem, yeah?

You could use a tool with a tiny bevel cut on that end, you could use a square tool and use the x and y wheels on the carriage at the same time and create a 45 degree cut. Or you could use a skew chisel or something like that and do it by hand.

[JHowell]

That shoulder is created by the nose radius on your cutting tool.

http://www.mfg.mtu.edu/cyberman/machini ... urn_cutter

I grind mine like this, more or less.