Tiller Extension - Make your own receptacle

I had an old tiller extension that was given to me, but it didn't have a receptacle for the pintle.  Instead of buying one,  I found these pieces of wood and metal in my scrap bin:

The idea:

Make these pieces work as the tiller extension receptacle.

meranti mahogany wood base  1 1/2 X 1 3/4 X 6
Stainless steel thimble 5/8" (center of thimble was drilled to size of tiller extension pintle)
Aluminum flat bar 1/2" X 1/2" X 3/16"

1. Drilled hole through wood
2. Fitted thimble through back entry into wood base, sizing the pre-drilled hole to the outer diameter of the SS thimble, then using a router sized the top of the thimble into the wood base.
3. applied router to the top part of wood so that aluminum flat bar fit flat/flush with the top of the wood base.
4. 2 applications of epoxy to set both the thimble and flat bar in place

The result:

The wood base should be fastened to the tiller using screws or bolts into the tiller.