Project Information
A friend of mine asked me to build a few custom made wooden levels for him. He had searched and searched for something for sale on the internet, but they are just not out there. I decided to make him a couple of brass bound levels, similar to the old Stanley #98 or Stratton Bros. levels.
They are each 36" long, about 1 3/8" wide and 3 1/4" tall. They are quite hefty in the hand. Inlayed with 3/16" square brass rods along the lengths and 1/16" brass sheet cut to fit the ends and center bubble cover plate. The clear plastic bubbles are 1 9/16" long x 3/8" round. I don't normally do much metal work so this was quite time consuming and a bit difficult for me, but I think they red out well. The woods are of course walnut, curly maple, and cherry. My friend loved them and will be keeping one for himself and gifting the other two to his father and father in law.
Thanks for looking an Merry Christmas to all!!
They are each 36" long, about 1 3/8" wide and 3 1/4" tall. They are quite hefty in the hand. Inlayed with 3/16" square brass rods along the lengths and 1/16" brass sheet cut to fit the ends and center bubble cover plate. The clear plastic bubbles are 1 9/16" long x 3/8" round. I don't normally do much metal work so this was quite time consuming and a bit difficult for me, but I think they red out well. The woods are of course walnut, curly maple, and cherry. My friend loved them and will be keeping one for himself and gifting the other two to his father and father in law.
Thanks for looking an Merry Christmas to all!!