Jim,

I've a cracker-jack wood turner friend here in Birmingham that can turn
just about any combination of woods you want. His bigger stuff sells in
the $2-3-4K range. He makes beautiful small things from multiple woods
fitted so tightly you can't see the glue lines. If interested - let me
know. I'll be over at his place later this evening and again on Friday.
I have a mold project going and he does some pattern work for me.

John

On 2/13/2014 12:12 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> What I had in mind:
>
> <http://www.knology.net/~felder/Vanagons/knob.html>
>
> Two layers of cherry with about 1/8 inch of ash in between, turned to the
> angle of a vanagon windshield to the front end. Question is how to adorn
> the top? See drawing.
>
> Epoxy a knurled, tapped rod in the bottom and supply with a jam nut for
> correct orientation if the final design makes that neccessary.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Larry Steffen <larry@stratofex.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey,just check out IKEA and import stores for cool aluminum hand sized
>> objects and drill right size hole in the base! Hardwood objects are neat
>> too!
>> Larry/monterey bayCal
>>
>> On Feb 13, 2014 9:41 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The reference was a metaphor, as in "the carbon fiber look of today is a
>>> statement of modernity like the pink and grey paint job or your pink and
>>> grey bathroom tiles were back in that day."
>>>
>>> It's an icon of the time, with the idea that whatever is up-to-day
>>> stylewise will one day look quaint and old-fashioned, even carbon fiber.
>>> Kinda like stainless appliances.
>>>
>>> Or brown interiors, though they are coming back I hear : )
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:04 AM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My eyes aren't great anymore but I don't see any reference to carbon
>>>> fiber.=)
>>>>
>>>> BenT
>>>> sent from my electronic leash
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 12, 2014, at 9:58 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> There isn't any "Pink" in CarbonFiber ~ It is Black on Black
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12 Feb , 2014, at 7:08 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I liked the Eight Ball shift knobs you saw on Chebbies in olden
>> days.
>>>> Carbon fiber?  That seems to be the "Pink and Charcoal" of our current
>> era.
>>>>   Many must think carbon fiber is cool-looking now, I think it's....
>> rather
>>>> ugly.  People cover up everything with "carbon fiber" stickum...20yrs
>> from
>>>> now I bet it will look like pink and charcoal Formica .
>>>>
>>
>>
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