The making of the shif knob

[widman]

Nothing seems to be available for the Auto transmission in my Mini Pickup, so I cut a branch off my dead walnut tree and went over to a friend's house this morning to borrow his lathe.

A few hours later, I had the finished shift knob/handle

 

[aquariuscsm]

That is AWESOME!!

 

[John_K]

Wow, wish I had that skill.

John

 

[mclasser]

You have quite a gift there. Very cool!

 

[cjcride]

Wow Richard you are a skilled craftsman.

 

[supton]

Wow, very nice.

 

[53' Stude]

Very nice work Mr. Widman. Thank you for sharing

 

[xshoex]

Sweet would fit nice on my jeep

 

[spasm3]

Very nice work, love the finish. Did you use a threaded insert to attach it?

 

[Blueskies123]

That is some shop you have, I can see what looks like an aircraft hanger over your shoulder.

 

[TxHeat]

Beautiful!

This post is one of the reasons I can't stay away from Bob Is The Oil Guy!

Thank you Mr. Widman!

 

[cat843]

I had a nice Hurst T shift handle in my 1965 Mustang. It was metal. Burn your hand in the summer.

But I do like the wooden one. Very classy.

 

[ag_ghost]

Thanks for posting and well done!
Kevin

 

[Toaster_Jer]

WoW!! That took some time and patience. That looks awesome!

 

[KzMitch]

Very nice

 

[bvance554]

Awesome, beautiful, and resourceful too!

 

[Rick in PA]

As always, a nice job. That's a handsome shifter, it should fall nicely to hand.

 

[widman]

Thanks for the compliments.
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Did you use a threaded insert to attach it?


I drilled out the center, then widened the end of the hole with a dremmel to fit a nut.

The thing that looks like the aircraft hangar is my garage. It is about 24' x 30' with the side work bench/tool area sticking out 4' x 10'. That area has 3 boards 3" x 8" for a work bench with their ends embedded into the brick walls. Sturdy, with no legs under it.

 

[Garak]

Amazing work, Richard!

 

[demarpaint]

Nice job and choice of wood.