Project Information
So these were my entries. They all came from the same chunk of Satinwood Burl. At first I was hoping to go with all damascus for the metals, but then I saw the prices and decided against it. While looking for the Damascus though, I had the burl cut in to rough sizes and threw it in the vacuum chamber for 3 days to to stabilize it with some Cactus Juice that i dyed black with Alumulite. This was my first time dying wood, and I'm fairly happy with how the black turned out. As with what seems like every swap, I end up buying new tools… This time it was a used ProMax drum sander. Once I got that going, I got the pieces to my desired thicknesses and turned a knob on the lathe. The metal used was chosen for it's color to compliment the burl.
What I ended up making was a scribe knife, a center marking gauge and then a marking gauge.
The marking knife was my first time making knife scales, and i'm pretty happy with how it came out and pinned together. I wish I did a little more contouring on the handle, but I was running out of time.
The center finder is reemed to hold a #2 Ticonderoga pencil and I sent 4 boxes, but I hear they've already been claimed by Elroy's kids. I used the same brass rods in this pieces as I used for the knife scale pinning.
The last piece is the marking gauge. Same burl as the others except this has a brass rod in it that was left over from the mallet swap. I tapped the end and it uses a round carbide lathe tool insert for the scribing in case it ever needs replacing. The knob has a brass screw in it and the body has a brass threaded insert to make sure that there are no issues with stripping threads.
All parts were sanded to 600 and then polished with a 3 stage buffing system using Tripoli (800-1200 grit), White Diamond (1600-2000) and then finished off with some carnauba wax.
I hope Elroy enjoys them and they help with his colonial style hand tool creations.
What I ended up making was a scribe knife, a center marking gauge and then a marking gauge.
The marking knife was my first time making knife scales, and i'm pretty happy with how it came out and pinned together. I wish I did a little more contouring on the handle, but I was running out of time.
The center finder is reemed to hold a #2 Ticonderoga pencil and I sent 4 boxes, but I hear they've already been claimed by Elroy's kids. I used the same brass rods in this pieces as I used for the knife scale pinning.
The last piece is the marking gauge. Same burl as the others except this has a brass rod in it that was left over from the mallet swap. I tapped the end and it uses a round carbide lathe tool insert for the scribing in case it ever needs replacing. The knob has a brass screw in it and the body has a brass threaded insert to make sure that there are no issues with stripping threads.
All parts were sanded to 600 and then polished with a 3 stage buffing system using Tripoli (800-1200 grit), White Diamond (1600-2000) and then finished off with some carnauba wax.
I hope Elroy enjoys them and they help with his colonial style hand tool creations.