Project by Jim Jakosh | posted 06-18-2020 06:45 PM | 1126 views | 2 times favorited | 22 comments | ![]() |
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I received an order for another marking gauge. This one is made from Brazilian rosewood, brass and stainless steel.
The wood body is 1 3/4” diameter and 1 5/8” long and the 3/8” stainless shaft is 6” long.
The last shot is of drilling a tapping the body before it was shaped. The drill fixture puts the hole right on center.
It is finished with EEE and Shellawax.
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
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lew
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#1 posted 06-18-2020 06:52 PM
That’s gorgeous, Jim. Really like that centering jig!
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woodshaver Tony C
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#2 posted 06-18-2020 07:20 PM
Mighty fine looking marking gauge Jim! Nice work!
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#3 posted 06-18-2020 07:23 PM
COOL!
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#4 posted 06-18-2020 07:27 PM
you are the tool master jim.i dont think you could buy a nicer one.
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#5 posted 06-18-2020 07:49 PM
That is really nice – I know he’ll like it
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MJR
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#6 posted 06-18-2020 08:06 PM
This will be a Crown Royal letter opener to go with Jim’s pen, The barrel wood will go where the white is on the tube.
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#7 posted 06-18-2020 08:38 PM
Nice piece of engineering there Jim, your customer will be very well pleased I bet
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#8 posted 06-18-2020 08:42 PM
What an absolute beauty. Well made!
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#9 posted 06-18-2020 08:42 PM
That’s an excellent gauge Jim. Stainless steel, top of the line. I used a old lamp tube. Nice shape too.
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John
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#10 posted 06-18-2020 09:21 PM
Your combination of metal working and wood working skills sure results in some useful and attractive projects Jim! I’m not surprised you get orders for your work.
-- John, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada.
James E McIntyre
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#11 posted 06-18-2020 09:55 PM
That’s a super marker Jim. Where did you get the cutting blade and how did you attach it to the SS rod?
Where did you get the knurled screw and how long is it?
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#12 posted 06-18-2020 10:38 PM
Nicely done Jim. A handy tool for sure.
-- Lee - Northern idaho~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
Jim Jakosh
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#13 posted 06-19-2020 02:14 AM
Thank you all for the nice comments. I had just enough material to finish this one..Plus had to use a respirator for the whole process on the rosewood.
Hi Michael..I see another swap taking place!!!!!!!!! thanks,Jim
Hi James I bought the cutter at Woodcraft- the last one they had. They are made by Wood River and I drilled and tapped the end of the shaft with a 6-32 tap and used a stainless flat head screw to hold it on. The knurled screw is 2 pieces. I turned and knurled the head and then tapped it and put in a brass 10-24 screw with Locktite to secure the head on.The Southbend lathe was used a lot for this piece.
cheers, Jim
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MJR
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#14 posted 06-19-2020 02:29 AM
That’s the surprise I said I had for you, I do a lot of matching sets like that. I would have sent it with the pen but I didn’t think of it until afterwards
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#15 posted 06-19-2020 08:43 AM
Really nice Jim.
Bob
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