MadModder
The Shop => Wood & Stuff => Topic started by: bry1975 on July 23, 2011, 08:04:09 PM
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Any of you chaps ever made tools from Lignum Vitae or Rosewood?
TIA
Bry
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Tools? No. But, plenty of pens out of both. Rosewood was what I used to make my very first pen.
Either one would do well for chisel handles or somthing else in that vein.
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Thanks chap,
What about Argentine lignum or Vera wood?
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Mallet. Another "on works" when I'll figure what would be of corect shape and way of joining one square block to another type of wood handle.
Pekka
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I made one with a tapered mortice and tenon. The handle fitting through the headblock from the outside or top face.
Pete
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Thanks. That probably would be traditional and functional. Is there any magic with taper?
I can't tell exactly what variety my wood is, it's very dark and sinks very fast when plunged into water. Looks very resinous.
Pekka
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Pekka
There could well be an ideal taper, unknown to me. The length of the taper is the thickness of the head. The angle will depend on how big a piece of wood you have for the handle. :) As the handle has to pass through the finished taper, this does restrict the options.
If I was making one anew, I would finish the angled striking faces last of all, after fitting the handle.
If you need any exact details, I can measure it for you.
Pete
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Hi
The two long blocks at the top left corner are Lignum Vitae, it's really dense stuff..
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/johnbaz/sharps/Km01.jpg)
I'll see if I can find any closer pics of the grain (if not i'll dig them out and take some close up pics)
Cheers, John :beer: