Lid catch spring

[wayne1967]

This is a lid spring from TOTW for a sliding wood lid. Here's the question, the tip is very thin and narrow so I don't think it was made to drill and mounted with a screw. Is it suppose to be recessed in the lid and then nailed into the square end of the slot?

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[Black Hand]

That's how I did mine. I cut a groove in the lid to accomodate about 2/3 of the spring, drilled overlapping 1/16" holes in the shoulder (with a slight angle) and carefully tapped it home almost flush with the surface of the brass end-cap on the lid.

 

[wayne1967]

I was worried about the wood splitting up. Thanks

 

[Black Hand]

I was afraid of the same thing, hence the 1/16" holes....