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Hey guys, so I have successfully made a flush stem fit a plenty of times now. But now I'm in a interesting predicatment. through my brain not being all there, I have slightly changed the shank face on a nearly done piece. Suggestions on how I can rectify this?

You will have to adjust the shank face to fit as you can't on the stem due to the tenon. Try putting a higher grit sandpaper (320, 500?) down on a very flat surface and drag/twist, whichever works for you in the direction you need it to go. Other than that you could use pin gauges and a lathe. Insert a snug fitting pin gauge into the mortise, chuck that in your lathe and very carefully reface the shank face.

What tools do you have at your disposal, is the stem delrin or turned tenon?

caskwith wrote:What tools do you have at your disposal, is the stem delrin or turned tenon?

This is a very important question to answer. Just an fyi.

I use a very fine (metal cutting) flat-bastard file. Insert the stem, see where it touches and carefully file the face of the shank putting more pressure on the high spot. I just keep repeating that until it's flush... it's tedious, but it works.

A fine-bastard file, that's a contradiction in terms lol.

Sorry I haven't responded guys, ya'll were kind enough to answer my call of help, but I had forgotten to set my account to notify me. Thanks for the input. I have started doing the twist method and it has worked really well so long as one has the patience. I do have a wood lathe but no pin gauge. I believe not having a metal lathe limits me to only delrin as well. Im unfamiliar with a bastard file, Ill look into that.

Lots of people (self included) turn tenons on a wood lathe, so don't let that put you off. If you want integral tenons they are totally doable, just a bit of a learning curve.

lots of us turn tenons on a wood lathe.Look in archives!You will find all that you need.