wood shift knobs anybody

Sorry but this has to be said - - - Got Wood?

Ok sorry but I could not help it. Seriously those are pretty bad arse. I could really see you selling a LOT to the old car/truck guys. I am talking like the model T's and what not. Those would also go perfect with a wooden panel sided woody. Overall I dig them A LOT. Hey it is a green product too! Wonder if you could get leed points for that?

Hey just thought of something too... If you could get Jatoba or some nice green stain those could be way kool.

i can do any color stain from red to blue and every shade inbetween, whatever you guys want!

Those are nice looking shift knobs I am going to be hitting you up soon for one thats great work

funny enough, i just finished making my own wood shift knob and then stumbled upon this thread.

sorry the pic isnt great, i used my lame cell phone camera
i'm not exactly sure what species of wood it is, maybe bubinga or cocobolo, i just know it's really hard and it has nice graining. i finished it with 7 coats of varathane with sanding in between coats and then polished the final coat to get it really shiny.
For the threaded insert, i actually cut the threaded insert out of the original plastic mazda shift knob using a bandsaw and then epoxied it in, though i would like to find some real inserts and make some other shift knobs, maybe using ebony or birds eye maple.

sorry, the image didnt attach last time, it's been a while since i posted a pic and can't quite remember. here's the link

^ nice

Just a suggestion but you could tap the thread right into the wood, I used to be a woodturner many years ago and made replica beer bottles that were used as beer taps in bars and they were tapped just so they wouldn't split if someone twisted it on too tight.

I don't know if you are looking for idea's but I used to insert plastic into some of the stuff we made, just drill a nice hole (without burrs) and press acrylic rod into the hole (make sure it's a real tight fit), trim to size and turn as usual.
The rod comes in various colors and if pressed into a hard wood you can't even tell it's there when you're turning.
I wouldn't suggest using colored resin though as a cheap option as it's really quite brittle once you start to machine it and it takes too much sanding to get it smooth to make it worthwhile.
You can also cut it in half and glue (resin) acrylic through the middle and that will give you a different look again, just make sure you drill holes in the wood and acrylic for the glue to push into and clamp it good over night.
It's the same as layering different woods together.

P.S. It's good to see that woodturning hasn't completely died out, I got rid of my lathe about 5 years ago and regret it ever since.

^cool thanks for the tips. I just ordered some exotic woods last nite so stay tuned!
Also made a couple more lat nite, the only one cleared so far is the one in the middle

^cool thanks for the tips. I just ordered some exotic woods last nite so stay tuned!
Also made a couple more lat nite, the only one cleared so far is the one in the middle