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Here is my entry for the screwdriver swap. They were sent to Babieca

The combo driver is a Stanley, the handle is made out of Pacific Yew. The split but driver is made out of osage orange. The box is black locust milled from some timberland a co-worker of mine owns. The finishes are mostly all the famous Shampeon Sauce (a shellac/dna/blo mix) and a homemade wax mix, with the addition of some dark danish on the split nut, I wanted to try and darken it to make it look vintage-ish. Pic 6 shows the bonus items, there is a small piece of madrone burl and piece of yew with the emerald pigmented epoxy for a turning blank.

This project was tough! I made several prototypes, wasn't crazy about any of them, then figured out I really liked the flattened sides and the grip it gives. But I really struggled getting the hole drilled straight. I learned a lot though and it was fun!

The box was a bit of an experiment, I routed little grooves in the top and bottom, and filled the top with epoxy and glow in the dark powder, and the bottom is filled with epoxy and a emerald pigment.

I had a whole bunch of plans to add ink transfers to all the bits and socket sizes, but I simply ran out of time and was in a rush to get the finish on.

other prototype handles I didnt use


The to-be split nut



Split nut handle








Also made a quick little video from the day I turned the split nut and did a bunch of work on the box.

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Now that youve had your practice, chuck up somebig leaf burl and hook a brother up! Solid set 7. Lifetime tools with a story. Love it.
 

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Very neat! Much more involved than my skill or patience levels allow!

Great job!
 

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Solid work, 7. And hopefully you kept those prototypes around. Looks like all of them would make great handles.
 

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Beautiful handles. I like whan plastic handles are replacet with wooden.That's how tools used to look.
 

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Simply fantastic. I am a little jealous.
 

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Really nice set 7. Looks the business!
 

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Really nice set, 7. Remember, the black locust fluoresces under black light!
 

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Thanks for the kind words everyone!

I got you Stef!
 

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Nice work man, the black ferrules look good in contrast. Babieca is stoked to own them I'm sure.
 

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Killer 7, love how everything has it's own little cozy spot in the case. Well done! Plus you don't even have to turn on the light to find your screwdriver!
 

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wow… this one raised the bar!
 

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7 this was highly creative. Definitely some new stuff. Great job!
 

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Awesome build and such a great way to personalize
 
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