A friend of a friend has a table, just realized though she has one leaf, she is missing 2 more. I have agreed to make new leaves . The table looks vintage 50's to 60's when the alignment pins were thin brass - see the photo. I have done some searching ( Rockler and Lee Valley ) and can only find the more contemporary pins, which are more of a bullet shape, and much thicker. I can always turn new ones out of brass to fit existing, but didn't know if anyone has a source for the old style.
(08-17-2023, 07:33 PM)barryvabeach Wrote: A friend of a friend has a table, just realized though she has one leaf, she is missing 2 more. I have agreed to make new leaves . The table looks vintage 50's to 60's when the alignment pins were thin brass - see the photo. I have done some searching ( Rockler and Lee Valley ) and can only find the more contemporary pins, which are more of a bullet shape, and much thicker. I can always turn new ones out of brass to fit existing, but didn't know if anyone has a source for the old style.
Sorry I can't tell much based on your picture. Best suggestion is do a google search on "table leaf pins' and you'll come up with a bunch of different style pins. For wood ones I think I got those through Van Dykes and for metal ones I got them probably through Rockler or Ebay.
(08-18-2023, 10:06 PM)hcbph Wrote: Sorry I can't tell much based on your picture. Best suggestion is do a google search on "table leaf pins' and you'll come up with a bunch of different style pins. For wood ones I think I got those through Van Dykes and for metal ones I got them probably through Rockler or Ebay.
(08-17-2023, 07:33 PM)barryvabeach Wrote: A friend of a friend has a table, just realized though she has one leaf, she is missing 2 more. I have agreed to make new leaves . The table looks vintage 50's to 60's when the alignment pins were thin brass - see the photo. I have done some searching ( Rockler and Lee Valley ) and can only find the more contemporary pins, which are more of a bullet shape, and much thicker. I can always turn new ones out of brass to fit existing, but didn't know if anyone has a source for the old style.
What's the female portion of the joint look like? Metal socket or wood? Would it be easier to remove the metal portion of the pin that's there and replace it with modern style? If you can make metal replacements then I guess it becomes a question if it's worth the time and effort to keep the original design.
08-20-2023, 08:22 AM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2023, 08:34 AM by barryvabeach.)
(08-19-2023, 07:28 PM)kurt18947 Wrote: What's the female portion of the joint look like? Metal socket or wood? Would it be easier to remove the metal portion of the pin that's there and replace it with modern style? If you can make metal replacements then I guess it becomes a question if it's worth the time and effort to keep the original design.
(08-20-2023, 04:54 AM)Gary G™ Wrote: You might try VanDykes.com
Gary, thanks, I just tried VanDykes, they just have the wooden ones. Kurt, since she already has a table with a leaf, and of course, the main part of the table, I wanted to stay with that size. The pin is 3/16, the female end is just a brass tube with a 3/16 hole in it. I have a similar table with the same type pins. The newer ones, either wooden, plastic , or metal, are much wider, and have more of a bullet shape.
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