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I finally finished this shoehorn that I bought from Penn State about a year ago. You get the back brass cap and the shoehorn front piece. I had to turn the brass ferrule because I thought the wood might split with a 3/8" stud going into a 5/8" wood sleeve. The wood is Teak from the remains of a broken 2" dia. pole in one of those heavy outdoor umbrellas. I made a new post and kept the broken pieces just in case I had a need for them

I made this one 28" long. The plan had it at about 7" long. It is finished with Shellawax and then spray Poly over the top.

I thought I might need this a few years when it is too hard to bend over. It works pretty good right now!!

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A good project for people with bad backs and can't bend down that far! Like me occasionally!
 

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What key is it in, Bb?
Ok, I'll stop.

;0)
 

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This is a beautie Jim, think I am going to have to make one for myself, seems thet after almost 68 years my legs are growing & my feet are moving past the length of my reach (least I think thats the problem LOL)
 

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man i got catch up in my posting. you have been busy jim. nice job
 

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Looks good Jim, I need to made one for these bloody knees of mine.
 

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Pete and Bob, I have back problems some times and I need this to slide into my shoes without bending. I have an old one on a stick and this one is sturdy and should outlast me! the one thing this project did was to make me build extensions for my steady rest arms. When I built in initially I had one strip of steel that was too short to make full length roller arms, so I split into thirds and made it work for the bigger hollow vase I was turning. I had more of the stock now, but not enough to make 3 - 9" arms again, so I added screw on extensions and it went down to 3/4". That shaft was really vibrating without the steady rest.

Erwin, the parts are available from Penn State Industries and pretty cheap. I'd recommend a metal ferrule on the end to keep the wood from splitting.
 

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Jim, I should make one of these for myself and one for you father, I am 67 and he is 87. You did a fine looking job on this shoe horn.

Thanks for sharing
 

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That reminds me of my Dad. He used a long shoe horn as far back as I can remember. He snapped the horn off once and just drilled the end and glued it back on. It's wasn't a very pretty job but it worked. I've got it around here somewhere. Anyway, I think your addition of the ferrule is very good idea knowing where his broke.

Another great project!
 

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a gr8 lookin shoehorn
 

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Oh, a shoe horn. I was all excited because I have extremely long arms and I thought this was a spoon which would save me from having to bend my elbows so much when I eat my cereal.
 

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A very tricky piece of turning Jim & nicely done.
 

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It will be good after a day on the lathe…
No bending down.
Really nice work.
Best thoughts,
Mads
 
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