[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

[Larry and Pat Brown]

You can get a double thread by forging a taper then making it <> shaped and 
twisting it from large end to small. I usually finish the point with a file
L Brown

At 07:29 AM 3/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of a source for a die that can tap wood threads on metal
>stock?  Yesterday I tried to make my own by making a spring die with the
>impression of a 5/16" wood thread..............the impression on the die
>seems okay,  but when I tried to forge a thread on a piece of 5/16 round
>stock it resulted in a oval piece with not very distinct threads. (too much
>material?)
>
>Thank you
>
>Chris Caswell
>Caswell Wood & Iron
>
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