This thread reminded me of an episode of This Old House or some such thing
where they visited a factory in San Francisco that specialized in
reproduction hardware -- door knobs, hinges, etc. They also went through
the steps and even included comments about the shrinkage and how they
compensated for it. Their end result was a beautiful duplicate of the
antique original in size, shape, and pattern. Of course, they only wanted
$150 or so for each door knob.
Chris
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