Custom Shift knob, Part 2 (pics)

[matria]

Here is my first pass at turning a shift knob. I used some Redwood "Lace" burl that I have had for a couple of years. The first picture shows the 3 new ones along side of a old one. There are 2 pics of each. If there is a way to combine them onto fewer pages, that would be great. Let me know what you think.

[matria]

Pic 1A

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pic 1B

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pic 2A

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pic 2B

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pic 3A

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pic 3B

[v12horse]

Those look beautiful. I personally like the 3rd shift knob. It would be neat if you made one that was exactly like the original and used the chrome fitting and put the 4-speed template on top. Then you would just have to figure out how to make the steering wheel with a burle wood handle. Anyways, those are really beautiful.

-Ben

[ryoojin83]

Im going to have to agree with ben on that one!

BEAUTIFUL! love the grain pattern!

AMAZING work!

[Bambikiller240]

Nice Work,Skip. They look VERY nice. What did you use to finish them?

Do you work with any other varieties of burlwood? Walnut? Maple?

Having done a bit of work with Redwood Burls (making Wall Clocks) I do wonder if they will get damaged by rings on shifting hands? I know burlwood is harder that regular redwood, but I found it could still get dented if I wasn't careful.