wooden shift knob NOT FOR SALE YET SO DONT ASK OR THREAD GETS CLOSED

[petey707pablo]

hey everybody its been a long time since ive been here more than i wanted not because i didnt want to but because of lack of lack of owning a working computer anyways here is the deal i work at a wood shop and i have acces to all the machinery and i made some wooden shift knobs. i wanna get some input on these i have only made a few im still working on getting a good desing and getting the right type or hardware for it for screwing on the shifter as of right now i have nylon inserts and plann on getting brass inserts to i can tap to the correct thread for better fit and durability let me know ill continue to post the lates pics of any new ones thanks in advance

walnut

teak

maple/walnut checkered

cherry

 

[year_zero]

That first one looks really good. Is that cherry wood? It will look even better with a collar underneath. I am pretty sure there are a few different oem collars that would look good with that. I am not really digging those light yellowish woods, just my opinion.

 

[Indy_Civic]

The walnut is cool and I like it's design best. I'd like to see a checkered in that shape

 

[LowNotSlow]

Can you do a ball shaped one?

 

[petey707pablo]

I will have more by the end of the week. Thx for the input out of all of them i like the walnut one the best just feels right to my hand its actually the bulkiest one out of all of them. Now a checkered ball and a solid walnut ill get on those today ill post as i get them done ill be making one out of purple heart

 

[AllStockHatch]

Checkered is different.

 

[knightxrider1]

this wood look really really great if you had a wood steering wheel.. or some other wood accessories in the interior. thumbs up.

 

[Kensai]

Which one is the most comfortable one?

 

[Manderson]

i like the first one. might look nice with a little lip milled close to the bottom all the way around

 

[year_zero]

what do these weigh?

 

[SwiftEKtuner]

damn those look badass the walnut looks best

 

[petey707pablo]

Thanks to all...... To answer the weight question they wieight maybe bout 1/8 of a pound.... And ill be making some more accessories later on mabe like the e-brake handle and or handles doors or the upper handle on the head liner.... I should have more shifters made by the end of this week ill keep posting as i progress

 

[petey707pablo]

Which one is the most comfortable one?

Believe it or not they r all comfortable the cherry one looks like its not but my fingers sit perfectly around the rings i gotta say though the walnut is the winner looks and feels great

 

[Deezy]

Idk yet im still trying to figure out prices im not gonna overcharge them because if i do sell them i want them to be affordable. Also putting in mind that this is a hand made item not all of them are gonna be identical. As of rite now im in the process of finding the correct metric helical insert that would have the correct pitch and threads for the import shifters idk if all imports are the same pitch for the shifters so i have a nilon insert that makes its own threads so its universal in a way the only problem is that the nilon is not metric so the hole is bit on the big side and the threads on the nilon are not very deep i cant seem to find one with the correct ID ( for those who dont know wat ID means is inside diameter) but they work i have janked on it and it holds so idk.

Now for clubcivic member of course it will have its discount maybe like free shipping plus 10% off or something like that right now im just trying to see what styles work and wat would peolpe wanna see or own i guess thats why input is the best thing for me right now

Classy all around

 

[petey707pablo]

Any suggestions on what tipe of exotic or hardwoods i should be using here are some names of woods that can be googled:

california walnut, eastern walnut, burl walnut

wenge

purple heart

padouk

mahogany

maple, burl maple, birdeye maple, curly maple

zebra wood, tiger wood, bloodwood, teak, ash, yellow heart


Input people input is what i need

 

[Indy_Civic]

Mahogany would be tight because I think everyone likes the dark look of the walnut.

 

[kevoSi]

Use JDM wood =D
and a round one with maybe a bottom lip around it would be sweet.

 

[petey707pablo]

so my boot did not have a collar anyways i made my own which ill have to re do because i made too fat so ill fix that later i got started on a ball shaped one and its a prototype made out of cherry is just easier to turn ill add the finished pics as soon as i finish sanding and turning it tomorrow.

this is the collar in the lathe made out of purple heart it will look better with the finish

this is the sphere made out of cherry still attached to the lathe its a 2" ball

 

[petey707pablo]

Use JDM wood =D
and a round one with maybe a bottom lip around it would be sweet.

i've tried looking for jdm woods but there aren't really anything that is appealing the material is really soft and has no machine-ability it chips out too much anyways they have wood like cedar smelly woods.....

 

[petey707pablo]

a pic of the prototype for the next ball with neck and collar