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Mike G wrote:I'll happily supply bog oak for those little bits, FOC, to whoever volunteers to do the turning. Unless of course you already have the wood sorted, Bob.
Mike G wrote:I'll happily supply bog oak for those little bits, FOC, to whoever volunteers to do the turning. Unless of course you already have the wood sorted, Bob.
DaveL wrote:Well if no-one else puts their hand up, I will have a go. One thing, I have never turned bog oak so am unsure how it goes on the lathe. Also do you want a threaded insert or just tap the wood?
RogerS wrote:Ah this is sounding to be quite a lot of work.
StevieB wrote:There are other sources to purchase though, although they may not meet your specific requirements in terms of shape/size:
https://theperiodironmonger.co.uk/produ ... board-knob
RogerS wrote:StevieB wrote:There are other sources to purchase though, although they may not meet your specific requirements in terms of shape/size:
https://theperiodironmonger.co.uk/produ ... board-knob
Thanks Steve but they're out of stock. Apparently the uncertainty around Covid has put a halt on the managed 'harvesting' of ebony.
StevieB wrote:RogerS wrote:StevieB wrote:There are other sources to purchase though, although they may not meet your specific requirements in terms of shape/size:
https://theperiodironmonger.co.uk/produ ... board-knob
Thanks Steve but they're out of stock. Apparently the uncertainty around Covid has put a halt on the managed 'harvesting' of ebony.
How odd - it said in stock and dispatch in 1-2 days this morning. Perhaps you have started a trend
Well that would give a matching set, if I turn them there will differences as it would be by hand.Peri wrote:I can put a piece into one of the cnc lathes at work (when we're allowed back) - we normally do metals, but I have turned a bit of oak and meranti on them in the past. The profile is dead easy to do, cant promise what the finish would be like though.
Shame anodized aluminium wouldn't work
Peri wrote:Oh yes, they would all be identical, that's for sure
Big problem is, at the moment, I'm pencilled in to return to work sometime around mid Feb, barring any other covid related isolations,
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