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Knobs 219, 220, 222 & 223 – colored with fabric paint
All four knobs are made from a Cali Bamboo woven strand Eucalyptus flooring sample, which has a lot of iridescence. Knobs 219 & 220 Knob 219 has been refinished, and did not turn out as well as hoped. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cali Eucalyptus, custom wood knobs, fabric paint, Jacquard, Setacolor
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Three Bubinga knobs, 215, 216 & 217
Knobs 215, 216 & 217 0.614 to .651″H x 0.919 to 0.932″D Bubinga, or African Rosewood, is a pale, reddish hardwood with dark rose streaks. As you can see from the different viewing angles, the side grain is highly iridescent … Continue reading
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Tagged Bubinga, custom wood knobs, Czech glass beads, yellow glass bead
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Knob 207 recut – Knobs 213 & 214
The middle band of knob 207 made it too hard to grip: So it has been recut to a profile that is easier to grip: Knob 213 ( below left) is a wide knob, suitable for a rotary switch, with … Continue reading
Eucalyptus Knobs #210, 211, 212
Having a ridge or grooves at the top of a wooden knob serves the same purpose as knurls on a plastic knob. It helps the fingers grip. Knobs 209, 208, 210 Knobs 212 (left) & 211 (right) Note the high … Continue reading
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Tagged 209, 210, 211, 212, custom wood knobs, knob 208, woven strand Eucalyptus
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Knob 209 – Eucalyptus
Knob 209 Shot more from the side than knob 208 to show the profile better. Finished with superglue and shoe polish. The colors in the image look a bit more red than the real knob.
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Tagged "Fossilized" Eucalyptus, custom wood knobs, knob 209, shoe polish, superglue
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Knob 208 – Eucalyptus
Knob 208 This is a better design than 206 and 207 (from the same flooring sample), created with round and flat carbide tools, and round and flat files. It offers more finger space between knobs than 206, and a better … Continue reading
Started on “Fossilized” Eucalyptus Knobs
These knobs come from Cali Bamboo “Fossilized” strand woven solid Eucalyptus flooring samples at Lowe’s, Product Item #759166. The usable area of the sample is about 4-7/8″ by 3-15/16″ by 17/32″ (122 x 100 x 13 mm), large enough for … Continue reading
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Tagged "Fossilized" Eucalyptus, custom wood knobs, knob 206, knob 207
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New knobs up to S/N 205
Using Cali Bamboo ™ flooring product 759151, “Fossilized” (apparently meaning glued and injected with a hard plastic) strand woven solid bamboo, carbonized at the factory to a dark brown, TSG serial-numbered knobs now go up to s/n 205. They run … Continue reading
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Tagged carbonized bamboo, custom wood knobs, horizontal grain
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Got knob tooling set up again
This carbonized bamboo knob, from a Cali Bamboo ™ “fossilized woven strand” floor sample, and finished with superglue, has some iridescence in the caramel-colored streaks. Although hard to see in this image, the end grain is mottled dark brown, with … Continue reading