Category Archives: Wood knobs

Knobs 292, 293 & 294, Kiaat

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

These knobs were made from horizontal grain Kiaat, ~April 2017, finshed with Minwax Polycrylic.  The grain is only moderately distinctive and has only little iridescence.  It has a tendency to raise when wetted with the water-based acrylic, and required repeated … Continue reading →

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Knobs 288, 289, 290 & 291, Cali “Fossilized” Bamboo

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

These knobs were made from vertical grain Cali™ “Fossilized” Bamboo, product 759148 (blond or natural) and product 759147, heated to a caramel color.  Bamboo is not wood, but grass.  In this product, strands of bamboo are apparently melded together under … Continue reading →

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Searching for articles on custom knobs

Posted on April 16, 2017 by admin

Do you see that little “Search” box to the right?  All of the custom wood guitar knobs shown here have serial numbers, up to 287 at this point.  And except for one cited as an “unknown” (white) wood, most all … Continue reading →

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Knobs 281, 285, 286 & 287, Cali “Fossilized” Bamboo

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 281, 285, 286 & 287 These knobs were made from Cali™ “Fossilized” Bamboo, product 759153 (blond or natural) and product 759154, heated to a caramel color.  Bamboo is not wood, but grass.  In this product, strands of bamboo are … Continue reading →

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Knobs 282, 284 & 284, Brazilian Cherry and African Bubinga

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 282, 283 & 284 These knobs are all ¼” horizontal grain Bubinga (African Rosewood) glued to ¾” vertical grain Brazilian Cherry, cut from the same block as knobs 277, 278 & 279.  The end grain of Brazilian Cherry (top … Continue reading →

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Knob 280, African Padauk and Yellowheart

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knob 280 This knob, about 0.881” tall by 0.923”D, is cut from ¼” vertical grain Yellowheart glued to ¾” horizontal grain Padauk.  Both have strong iridescence, but since the Yellowheart shows mostly end grain in this knob, cut to mimic … Continue reading →

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Knobs 275 & 276, Acrylic Paint on Unknown White Wood

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 275 & 276 These knobs were cut from a board of unknown white wood from baby’s crib, salvaged by dumpster-diving.  After turning on a lathe, they were painted with water-based acrylic paint, starting with a base of metallic silver.  … Continue reading →

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Knobs 127, 131 & 132, Refinished Wenge

Posted on March 8, 2017 by admin

These knobs, made of horizontal grain Wenge and finished with Minwax Polycrylic, clear & glossy water-based acrylic finish, have 6 mm pot shaft holes with nut clearance bells, and #5-40 x 3/16” set screws.  They run from 0.841” to 0.869” … Continue reading →

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Knobs 277, 278 & 279, Brazilian Cherry & Bubinga

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

  These knobs are all ¼” horizontal grain Bubinga (African Rosewood) glued to ¾” vertical grain Brazilian Cherry.  The end grain of Brazilian Cherry (top of knobs) looks like brown pinstripe.  The pale red Bubinga has iridescence.  All have #5-40 … Continue reading →

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Drilling Jig for Guitar Knobs

Posted on December 27, 2016 by admin

Before a better method was developed, as many as 240 guitar knobs were made with a ¼-20 threaded hole where the shaft hole would be.  The inside diameter of that hole is less than either 6mm or ¼ inch, and … Continue reading →

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