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Single-Wood Knobs by Wood and Serial Number:
Blackwood, African – horizontal grain, wax polish finish
0069 – 0.969D x 0.732″
Bloodwood – Vertical grain with little iridescence, urethane finish
0004 – 0.846D x 0.826″
Bocote (wide grain) – Vertical grain, urethane finish over superglue and acrylic
0006 – 0.972D x 0.800″ 0011 – 0.812D x 0.582″ (cracked)
Canarywood – vertical grain, urethane finish
0005 – 0.933D x 0.866″
Chakte Viga – variable direction grain, mostly horizontal, urethane finish, iridescent
0070 – 0.770D x 0.613″ 0074 – 0.742D x 0.584″
0076 – 0.757D x 0.588″ 0077 – 0.807D x 0.604″
Cherry – unshaped cylinders, horizontal grain, urethane finish, iridescent
0028 – 0.96D x 0.75″ 0029 – 0.97D x 0.72″
Dalmata – interlocking horizontal grain, decorated w/ colored sewing thread & pink or brass or black glass bead pointers, finished w/ polyurethane over superglue base, iridescent
0088 – 0.925D x 0.612″ 0089 – 0.887D x 0.630″ (cracked)
0090 – 0.962D x 0.600 0091 – 0.887D x 0.617″
Granadillo – mostly horizontal grain, decorated with copper metallic sewing thread and blue acrylic paint pointers, finished with polyurethane over superglue base, slightly iridescent
0080 – 0.906D x 0.603″ 0081 – 0.804D x 0.591″
0082 – 0.873D x 0.599″ 0083 – 0.846D x 0.610″
Marblewood – unshaped cylinders except for 0038, 0072 & 0092, vertical grain except for 0072, urethane finish (over superglue for 0092)
0034 – 0.9*0D x 0.73 0035 – 0.93D x 0.75″
0036 – 0.90D x 0.75″ 0037 – 0.93D x 0.73″
oo38 – 0.90D x 0.76″ 0039 – 0.89D x 0.75″
0040 – 0.92D x 0.60″ 0072 – 0.867D x 0.603″
0092 – 0.889D x 0.616″
Movingui – horizontal grain, decorated w/ metallic silver sewing thread & black glass bead pointers, finished w/ polyurethane over superglue base, flashing iridescence
0084 – 0.838D x 0.590″ 0085 – 0.828D x 0.598″
0086 – 0.862D x 0.600″ 0087 – 0.835D x 0.581″
Orange Agate, Argentinian – unshaped cylinders, horizontal grain, urethane finish, flashing iridescence
0032 – 0.98D x 0.76″ 0033 – 0.89D x 0.73″
Osage Orange, Argentinian – unshaped cylinders, horizontal grain, urethane finish, flashing iridescence
0030 – 0.88D x 0.73″ 0031 – 0.99D x 0.71″
Padauk – vertical grain, urethane finish, first cut on a small metal lathe several years back & finished with perhaps shellac and beeswax, which turned dark; the brass dots are threaded 1/8″ rods used to fill in the central threaded hole upon which the blank turned; that finish was cut off and replaced about Nov 2014, after hollowing out the bottoms and threading for 1/4″-28 for turning on a wood lathe, when the grooves were added
0050 – 0.560D x 0.720″ 0051 – 0.611D x 0.769″
0052 – 0.572D x 0.751″ 0053 – 0.592D x 0.751″
0054 – 0.639D x 0.774″ 0055 – 0634D x 0.736″
0064 – 0.61D x 0.755″
Poplar – mostly horizontal grain except for 0066, urethane finish
0065 – 0.856D x 0.740″ 0066 – 0.680D x 0.856″
0067 – 0.821D x 0.720″ 0068 – 0.850D x 0.702″
Rosewood, Yucatan – horizontal grain, urethane finish except 0061 oil finish
0060 – 0.855D x 0.576″ 0061 – 0.795D x 0.560″
0062 – 0.821D x 0.556″ 0063 – 0.840D x 0.607″
Rosewood, unknown type & origin – horizontal grain, urethane finish
0071 – 0.902D x 0.616″
Walnut, Peruvian – unshaped cylinders, horizontal grain, urethane finish, slightly iridescent
0026 – 0.94D x 0.75″ 0027 – 0.93D x 0.75″
Yellowheart – unshaped cylinders except 0073&75, horizontal grain, urethane finish, flashing iridescence
0024 – 0.99D x 0.76″ 0025 – 0.94D x 0.75″
0073 – 0.729D x 0.660″ 0075 – 0.717D x 0.657
Zapote – mostly vertical grain, blanched w/ denatured alcohol, oil finish; 008 stained by colored wax used to cover billet
0003 – 0.895D x 0.714″ 0008 – 0.775D x 0.565″
Layered Wood Knobs by Major Wood, Minor Wood and Serial Number
HG = horizontal grain; VG = vertical grain; SG = slanted grain; BG = bent or variable direction grain; TG = twisted or burl grain
Bloodwood HG w/ Canarywood HG cap – 0016 – urethane finish, iridescent
Bloodwood HG w/ Zapote HG cap – 0015 – urethane finish, iridescent
Bocote (narrow grain) HG w/ Canarywood HG cap – 0009, 0013 – urethane top finish, iridescent Canarywood
0009 0013
Bocote (narrow grain) HG w/ Yellowheart HG center – 0045 – unshaped cylinder, oil finish
Burl TG (unknown species) w/ Bloodwood HG cap – 0012- urethane over acrylic finish
Canarywood HG w/ Bloodwood HG cap – 0017 – urethane finish
Canarywood HG w/ Zapote HG cap – 0018 – urethane finish
Cherry HG w/ Padauk HG center – 0042 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Cherry HG w/ Yellowheart HG & Padauk VG center, & Purpleheart HG sides – 0049 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Maple HG w/ Cherry HG center – 0020 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Maple HG w/ Padauk HG center – 0021 – urethane finish
Maple HG w/ Purpleheart HG center – 0019 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Maple HG w/ Yellowheart VG & Padauk VG center – 0022 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Oak HG w/ Padauk cap HG – 0002 – urethane finish
Oak HG w/ Zapote HG cap – 0014 – urethane finish
Osage Orange, Argen. HG w/ Padauk HG center – 0043 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Orange Agate, Argen. HG w/ Yellowheart HG center – 0041 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Walnut, Peru. HG w/ Yellowheart HG center – 0044 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Yellowheart HG w/ Purpleheart HG center – 0047 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Yellowheart HG w/ Purpleheart HG band & Walnut, Peru. HG Side – 0048 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Yellowheart HG ½ & Walnut, Peru. HG ½ – 0046 – unshaped cylinder, urethane finish
Plastic Knobs
Standard injection-molded plastic knob
“Storm” acrylic knob, cut from Woodcraft #148214 acrylic pen blank – 0059
