This post adds images of 24 new knobs, one layered-wood knob and 23 single-wood knobs, made in January and February of 2015, but not photographed until May 29th. This set tries out a new system for shooting photos and videos, with a rotating mount in a blue box, shown below.
The videos didn’t work out, and the bottom ring of the mount shows under the knobs in the photos.
All the knobs have polyurethane finishes, applied over superglue, which was applied after polishing the wood to a high gloss. The knobs were positioned in the lights to emphasize iridescence and grain contrast. The photos have been adjusted to remove some of the exaggeration of brightness and color saturation inherent in some digital photography. The resulting tones are not exactly the same as real life, but are as close as one can get. In many of the knobs, glass beads have been added to cover the dimples in the center due to the lathe tailstock, and to provide rotation pointers.
Knobs 0093 – 0094: Padauk, with horizontal grain. A deep red with coarse grain. Shows iridescence.
Knob 0096: vertical grain Redheart sandwiched between horizontal grain Bubinga. Iridescence in both woods.
Knobs 0097 & 0098: horizontal grain Osage Orange on top of vertical grain Wenge. Only the Osage Orange shows iridescence. Wenge is a blackish-brown wood with very coarse pores in its grain.
Knobs 0099 & 0100: horizontal grain Redheart over vertical grain Wenge. The Redheart shows iridescence.
Knobs 0101 – 0106: horizontal grain Lahti. Contrasting caramel and cream grain, coarser and more jagged than Marblewood, which shows some depth without much iridescence.
Knobs 0107 – 0110: horizontal grain Olivewood. Tan and brown streaks, with contrast depending on the angle at which the wood is cut. Some iridescence in the lighter tones.
Knobs 0111 – 0116: horizontal grain Dalmata. Cut from a different piece of wood than previous knobs, with more contrasting grain. Deep brown with iridescent light brown to tan streaks.
