> On Oct 17, 2018, at 7:59 PM, Charles Driggs  wrote:
> 
> Sounds like another case of necessity being the mother of invention, if I
understand what I am reading.  If reshaping the mangled taper by shaping and
gluing a chunk of donor wood on to restore the lost material and tapering it in
the lathe didn’t work, I’d be surprised.  I also see no reason why the glue
joint has to fail with this approach as long as the old and new wood join line
is essentially continuous.  Might still need to adjust the taper a bit with soot
or similar to fit the socket, but using the tapered reamer ought to reduce the
need for it.  If done well, Bill’s method might even be invisible.
> 

Here are a few pics. I guess I should have taken some befores or in process but…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../43579384050/in/album-721577
00994822331/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../43579384050/in/album-7
2157700994822331/

For the curious, I think the donor wood is Mulberry. It was just a small piece
laying near the lathe.

Bill