> Basswood (lime, linden?) is a common wood used in making frames, which is
> light and soft and so in most cases will require the holes to be re-enforced
> by small flanged tubular eyelets......................................

Oh sorry Dave and the others, I had not noticed that what I called inserts and your
eyelets were one and the same thing, I thought that you were talking about something else.

What by the way is the main reason that frames are not made of an even harder wood,
like beech or oak, their higher weight? Otherwise properly aged beech should in my
eyes be very strong and nice for drilling, milling or whatever and wires would not cut in
like with the softer woods. Measurements could be kept much more exact and the frames
become more sturdy as well.
I've seen some very wobbly frames even brand new ones just lately and those were made
from pine. The staples used to pin the parts together pulled the wood in so much that cracking
just had to happen! The holes drilled for the wiring were a perfect example too of how it should
not be done, not centred, not evenly spaced and plenty of splintering at the far end of the holes.
In the dark and with my welding goggles on I could have done much better! 75% of the frames
that I for example bought (by phone) last week would have been rejected if I had been the
manufacturer or supplier or had seen them on the shelf.
For the future winter periods it is intended to throw out all those contraptions and make myself
frames to a higher standard.

Ron van Mierlo

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