Andrew Gibson
12-23-2010, 7:11 PM
I picked up a spur drive to fit my lathe, and a few weeks ago I grabbed a couple turning blanks from Woodcraft. I turned a couple of knobs to see what I could do, what wood I like, and if I could turn more then one and make them look alike.
I turned one knob from Kingwood. It is a bit rounder in shape. I also turned 4 knobs from a 12" blank of Cocobola. 3 of them turned out nice and very similar. The fourth is a bit different. All that being said these were meant as practice and I think all will end up being usable on one project or another. I could not get the color in the Kingwood to come out but it has a really nice purple color and nice grain as well.
I polished these 2 and gave then a coat of wax and a quick polish and this is what I came up with... Let me know what you think.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/handyandy3459/100_1362.jpghttp://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/handyandy3459/100_1355.jpg
I turned one knob from Kingwood. It is a bit rounder in shape. I also turned 4 knobs from a 12" blank of Cocobola. 3 of them turned out nice and very similar. The fourth is a bit different. All that being said these were meant as practice and I think all will end up being usable on one project or another. I could not get the color in the Kingwood to come out but it has a really nice purple color and nice grain as well.
I polished these 2 and gave then a coat of wax and a quick polish and this is what I came up with... Let me know what you think.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/handyandy3459/100_1362.jpghttp://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/handyandy3459/100_1355.jpg