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Category Archives: Wood knobs
Knobs 248, 249 & 250 – Yellowheart & Red Oak
(c) 2016 don baker dba android originals LC These knobs are all ¼” Yellowheart glued over ½” Red Oak. Both grains are horizontal and at 90 degrees with respect to each other. So the knobs have a flash of iridescence … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo dowel, custom wood knobs, Red Oak, Yellowheart
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Knobs 245, 247 & 247 – Yellowheart & Red Oak
These knobs are all ¼” Yellowheart glued over ½” Red Oak. About 1/16” of Red Oak is later turned off the bottom on a lathe. Both grains are horizontal and at 90 degrees with respect to each other. So the … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo, custom wood knobs, Red Oak, Yellowheart
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Knobs 243 & 244 – Painted Cherry & Maple
Knobs 243 & 244 These knobs are all 3/8” Maple glued (yellow wood glue) over ¼” Cherry, with the grains horizontal and offset 90 degrees. The 5-40 set screw holes are drilled and tapped into the Maple side grain. All … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Custom Work, Wood knobs
Tagged black, cherry, custom wood knobs, maple, painted
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Knob 236 – Acrylic & SG finish
Knob 236 With a body of 3/8″ maple over 1/4″ cherry, generic SG seals it, covered by alternating layers of acrylic paint (applied by finger w/ float medium, and small brush: including metallic antique copper, flame yellow, cadmium orange, bright … Continue reading
Knobs 233, 234 & 235: Brazilian Cherry w/ Painted Decorations
Brazilian Cherry is a hard, dense wood with grain going from dark chocolate to honey-caramel. The end grain on the board from which these knobs were cut looks a bit like brown pin-stripe. All knobs have horizontal grain to enhance … Continue reading
Knobs 229-232: Painted Ash
Ash is a pale hardwood, which like Oak has hard layers alternating with softer, coarser, porous layers. Knob 229, with no paint, and shoe polish finish over generic superglue (SG), clearly shows this structure. If water-based finish contacts the wood … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Work, Making guitar knobs, Tutorial, Wood knobs
Tagged acrylic colors, Ash, custom wood knobs, finger-painting
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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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