I made a shaker basket and per the plans I need to attach the respective handle with brass rivets; so I ordered some from Lee Valley a couple weeks ago. So I was looking at these rivets today--they are cutlery rivests--with separate male and female pieces; but I can't get the male part into the female end without smashing it in with a hammer.
So someone enlighten me. How are these rivets suppose to work? Thx