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Making a thumber The thumber isn’t too hard to make, after making the latch. This sketch gives an idea how to do it. The upside down thumber on the bottom of the sketch is an actual size tracing.
Assembling the latch It takes us the same amount of time to bend up the latch, straighten it and assemble it as it does to do the original forging. Making the thumber, bar, keeper and catch takes about as long as doing the original latch forging. The finish we use is made up of 3 or 4 oz. by weight of beeswax plus 8 oz. by volume of raw linseed oil. Johnson’s paste wax is used for the final waxing.
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