Category Archives: Wood knobs

Knob 207 recut – Knobs 213 & 214

Posted on September 19, 2016 by admin

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 →

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Eucalyptus Knobs #210, 211, 212

Posted on September 14, 2016 by admin

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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Knob 209 – Eucalyptus

Posted on September 11, 2016 by admin

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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Knob 208 – Eucalyptus

Posted on September 11, 2016 by admin

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 →

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Started on “Fossilized” Eucalyptus Knobs

Posted on September 10, 2016 by admin

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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New knobs up to S/N 205

Posted on September 5, 2016 by admin

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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Got knob tooling set up again

Posted on August 19, 2016 by admin

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 →

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5 Laminated Padauk Knobs

Posted on July 17, 2015 by admin

These knobs were made by gluing lighter-colored pieces of about 1/4 inch thickness and random lengths to a stick of Padauk about 3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches, then cutting the whole into 5 pieces down the length.  The lighter … Continue reading →

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New page on custom wood knob profiles begun

Posted on June 29, 2015 by admin

A new page on the approximate cross-sections, called profiles, of custom-turned wood guitar knobs can be found here. Example: More will be added as the images are processed.  Since the profiles come from pictures taken with a digital camera at … Continue reading →

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9 Knobs: Bubinga & Redheart

Posted on June 23, 2015 by admin

Abbreviations: HG – horizontal grain;  VG – vertical grain;  D – knob diameter (inches);  H – knob height (inches);   SG – generic superglue;   JPW – Johnson’s Paste Wax, Original Formula (UPC 046500-002021) Wood obtained from WoodCraft, Tulsa, OK.  Images follow … Continue reading →

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