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These are more stock for the July Craft Show.
They are made with 5 different woods.
From Left to right : Rosewood( my favorite), Chestnut, Maple, Box Elder and 3 Mesquite. They are made with kits from Penn State with brass ferrules I made for the bottom to reinforce the wood around that end bushing.
The plans call for 8" long wood pieces, but I think these are much more handy with 21" wood pieces.

They are finished with EEE, Shine Juice and then buffed on the Beall wheels.

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Quite a Roundup!
 

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Nice one Jim, hey I think it would have been a youngun who said 8", you wait till they're our age & it will then be your 21", these look like the same kit I use for gifts as well :)
As a matter of interest what sort of price do you put on these Jim?
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Thanks Joe and Pete. The last time I made batch, most of them were gifts and I sold a few real fast.
I used a steady rest on these with a banjo on each side of it. I can't imagine how I made the mesquite ones last winter that were 7" longer . I guess I had a lot of chatter to sand out.

Hi Pete. I already have one of these sold for $40. I use mine every day. I have this real old one in our closet that I made a handle for before I had a wood lathe. What a primitive pieces that is. I'm planning on making a Rosewood shaft for it on Friday It is chrome with a hinged horn. I'll add it to this project when I get it done…the before and after pics!!

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Jim, those are really neat and good looking.
You're right about the long handles, they come in very handy.
Good luck at the Craft sale.

Bob.
 

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Thanks, Bob. If I find a product that I use a lot, I make more of 'em because I'll be others will like them too. Now I have some spoons I'm making and I think I struck out on them. I don't think I'll even post them.

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Nice selection of shoehorns Jim. I'm lucky not to be in need yet, but for some reason I remember using them a lot when I was in my teens. Maybe the shoes where just to tight. I like the tones on the Mesquite.
 

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You are right on the measure Jim
Twenty one inches should be just right and as good looking as they are they should sell quickly .

Klaus
 

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I wouldn't hasitate to by one. They look excellent, I don't know which one is more beautiful.
 

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Hi buddy,centipede have at home?
nice job,and you know-as longer the better…lol
 

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Hi Jim. All the Timber is beautiful, but I do agree with you in that the Rosewood is also my favourite. I am sitting at the computer and holding a standard 12 inch ruler as though I was putting on a pair of shoes with a shoe horn and it is clear that the 21 inch length would be ideal.
Jim pardon me for not quite understanding, but I was trying to work out what the part that the foot slides on is made of and how far into the handle it is inserted. Also you mentioned a kit?

Those Brass ferrules look great, puts a nice finishing touch…..the hangup loops are a good idea. are they made of a braid? Good Project and clever turning.

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Very nice Jim. Last year I looked around for quite a while and couldn't find a long shoehorn for myself. Ended up buying one of the standard stamped steel ones at WallyWorld with intentions of making a handle.

Yours look like they have a small end that is inserted into the wood handle? Do you make your own horns? Or are you cutting down the stamped ones?
 

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Dave, these are very nice! Good job and good luck at the craft show!
 

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Thanks Dave, Klaus, Ivan,Bambi, Cliff , Joe and Jeff!!!

Hi Dave. I like the contrast in the Mesquite too. The yellow is the sap wood. I had one more shaft of mesquite cut- the one where the bug was in it making a pile of yellow dust each day. By the time I turned him out, the diameter got under 3/4", so it will be something else some day.

Hi Bambi. you'd think I had a centipede needing all those shoe horns!!

Hi Cliff . The part that fits in the shoe is solid brass. I buy these kits at Penn State. I took some pictures to explain it better.




The kit itself look like this. I drill a .332" hole in one end and epoxy in the insert and use that for the center to turn on. I make the extra brass ferrules on the metal lathe and then I turn down the shaft for them to fit on. I epoxy the ferrule on and then turn the shaft to match that taper. I'd say I have about 3 hours in each one of these.


Hi Joe. I think this shows what you asked. Last winter I made 2 shoehorns without any kit. They were turned shafts and I carved the horn part. I use one like that in Az and it holds up very well…. and it does not cost anything.
 

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Very nice. I use one all the time but it is no were near as pretty (mine is a cheap commercial one). I'm thinking maybe I should make a pretty one. One thing mine does has that I wish came with the kit is one end is the shoe horn the other end is a back scratcher. I use both ends often…
 

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Very nice Jim, What is your biggest seller at craft shows?
 

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All very attractive. Great gift items. You should sell a lot of these Jim.
 

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Thanks Charles, Paul, Vince and Mike.

Hi Charles. I don't make golf clubs …...yet. But I have a design for a loaded head. It would not be legal, though!!

Hi Paul, you could put one of the brass horns at one and and carve a back scratcher on the other. Just leave a block on the top end until you get the shaft turned, then carve the block into a back scratcher!!

Hi Vince. I sell a lot of bottle stoppers and refrigerator magnets!!

Cheers, Jim
 

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Just goes to prove Jim, there's almost nothing that can't be turned.
 

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Hi tony. You're right and I just love my time on the lathe! Much better than anything on TV!!And there are no commercials on the lathe!!

Cheers, Jim
 
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