November 22, 201212 yr comment_407449 WOW!! Great job! I found this cheap aluminum knob that has a reasonable facsimilie of the map cut into it. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/180870642618?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649NINE BUCKS!!! Nine Bucks??? How the hell can they make and ship something like that for NINE BUCKS? Maybe we should contact them and see if they can duplicate the OEM 5spd knobs for $90.00.Gee...Carl B. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr comment_407453 Personally I would NEVER put my knob in a drill press. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr Author comment_407455 I'm looking at ebay for Datsun logos that I could use on top of my newest knob, and I'm looking for suggestions as to what would be the best period correct representation for the logo that was in use during the 280Z years. I've found red-white-blue with no surround: red-blue-red with no surround: and red-blue-red with a white surround: Any input from the collective? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr comment_407458 Some of the new keytags that you get for $1.99 on Ebay aren't too bad and the vinyl buttons can be carefully removed with a little heat from a heatgun applied to the backside. You can immediately stick them on a knob and they fit well. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr comment_407467 Some of the new keytags that you get for $1.99 on Ebay aren't too bad and the vinyl buttons can be carefully removed with a little heat from a heatgun applied to the backside. You can immediately stick them on a knob and they fit well.Wow, that's a cool idea! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr Author comment_407476 Yeah, those vinyl stick-ons would certainly be easier to move over to the knob top, but for the knob application, I think I want one of the cloisonnes style instead. I think it would be more durable and "classier" looking.I know it's purely subjective, but any input as to which style above is most appealing? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 22, 201212 yr comment_407479 "Cloisonne" style? What are you, a girly man? Turned metal! Diamond plate! Wrought Iron! Hell, real men don't even know how to PRONOUNCE "cloisonne" style much less SPELL it! /snark Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 23, 201212 yr Author comment_407509 Haha!! Don't blame me!! I never even knew what it was until this other thread started... They started talking all French and stuff about halfway down page one: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread47482.html I just figured I would just port that over here and pretend like I knew what the heck I was talking about!! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 23, 201212 yr comment_407510 NINE BUCKS!!! Nine Bucks??? How the hell can they make and ship something like that for NINE BUCKS? Maybe we should contact them and see if they can duplicate the OEM 5spd knobs for $90.00.Gee...Carl B.I think I can. I had Thanksgiving dinner with a guy I have a manufacturing partnership with and we talked about exactly that. Somebody send me their fugly shift knob and we will reproduce them. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-407510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 1, 201212 yr Author comment_408130 Well I think I'm done with knob number two. First coat of stain was "cherry", but I think it turned out a little too red. So for the next coat of stain I went back to the "Golden Oak" and that toned down the red. Also, I was thinking of getting a "Datsun" logo to put in the center, but I wanted to use the thing and didn't want to wait until I made up my mind on the logo thing, so I put the 5-speed map into this one as well. This is the final product: And here's my knob collection: I'll get one of those Datsun logos and see how it looks, but if it's smaller than the 5-speed map, I'll probably end up making yet another knob. I've still got a lot of bowling pin left!! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-408130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 1, 201212 yr comment_408133 When I was a young man I had a wooden knob. Hardwood. I avoided lacquers and stains although it occasionally did get some lipstick on it. Edited December 1, 201212 yr by Wade Nelson Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-408133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 1, 201212 yr comment_408136 Captain Obvious, That looks really good. Mike Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/44856-making-a-wooden-shift-knob/?&page=6#findComment-408136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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