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274805 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2021‑11‑21 Finished something
Four things, actually. Brackets for my centre bits and Sheffield brace, 
and a couple of turning tools. The maple turnings were my first attempt 
at something of that sort. The brace bracket is water-stained, 
shellacked and waxed.

In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of 
round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. Handled them with ash 
shovel-handle cut-offs courtesy of Eric Coyle. Probably should have made 
them shorter, but they're useful as is.

The stems of the bits were all slightly different sizes, so the angled 
dadoes in the cherry bit bracket had to be individually fitted. The 
bracket shape uses a bit less panel space than if the bits were simply 
placed in a straight shelf, and provides easy access to the bits which 
are pushed up from below to extract them for use, avoiding the need to 
lift them out by the sharp end. The cutting heads of the smallest bits 
were narrower than their stems, so I used tiny rare earth magnets to 
keep them in place. Photos are here:

https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=263819

Don

-- 
Buy less. Buy Canadian.

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral
philosophy; that is, the search for a superior
moral justification for selfishness.” –– John Kenneth Galbraith
274806 Darrell <larchmont479@g...> 2021‑11‑21 Re: Finished something
Don,

Wow, I really like the design of the bit rack.
My good centre bits are stored in a denim roll, and the others are stuck in
a block of 2x4 on a shelf.

I'm gonna add a rack like yours to The List.

Darrell


wood hoarder, blade sharpener, and occasional tool user
274809 Dan Beck <drumsandbacon@g...> 2021‑11‑21 Re: Finished something
Nicely done, Don! Looks great!! 

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I'm a simple man. I like pretty dark-haired women and breakfast food.
274810 Bill Ghio 2021‑11‑21 Re: Finished something
Creative and well executed. Can’t beat that combo.

Bill
274811 Dennis Heyza <michigaloot@c...> 2021‑11‑21 Re: Finished something
Don tells of some nice creations including...

> In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round
skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod.

All nice work. Did you find is necessary to heat treat them afterward or just
use the rod as bought?

Dennis
274812 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2021‑11‑21 Re: Finished something
On 2021-11-21 12:44 p.m., Dennis Heyza wrote:
> Don tells of some nice creations including...
>
>> In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round
skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod.
> All nice work. Did you find is necessary to heat treat them afterward or just
use the rod as bought?
>
> Dennis
>
I didn't heat treat, at least in part because I wanted to try them first 
to ensure the angles were good. Getting mirrored compound angles on 
round stock was a bit tricky. I've since made angle guides - various 
angles -that fit the rest on my little belt sander/grinder. They will 
help with other tools as well. I may treat them eventually...

Don

-- 
Buy less. Buy Canadian.

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral
philosophy; that is, the search for a superior
moral justification for selfishness.” –– John Kenneth Galbraith
274814 Kirk Eppler 2021‑11‑22 Re: Finished something
I agree with Darrell, that is quite different.

Kirk in Half Moon Bay, CA

On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 11:01 AM Darrell  wrote:

> Don,
>
> Wow, I really like the design of the bit rack.
>
> >
> > https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=263819
> >
>
>
>
> --
Sent from my iPad, apologies for the Auto Correct errors. Kirk
274816 Chuck Taylor 2021‑11‑22 Re: Finished something
Don Schwartz wrote:

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Four things, actually. Brackets for my centre bits and Sheffield brace,
and a couple of turning tools. The maple turnings were my first attempt 
at something of that sort. The brace bracket is water-stained, 
shellacked and waxed.

In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of 
round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. Handled them with ash 
shovel-handle cut-offs courtesy of Eric Coyle. ... Photos are here:

https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=263819

====

Nice work, Don! I love projects that begin with the making of a tool or tools
for use in the remainder of the project. And that bracket for the center bits is
the cat's meow!

Cheers,
Chuck Taylor
north of Seattle USA

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