Danstinyexplorer Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Thought I’d share this little gem I found. Whilst trawling eBay I found the perfect thing for making ebony knobs. Search for Rolling rule. They are a funky circular ruler that solicitors use for their ledger books etc. Some are quite costly but if you keep looking they can be a bargain. £8 inc postage bought me a couple of 12” x 1” long antique ebony circular roads. Absolutely perfect for cutting into knobs. For somebody without the luxury of a lathe they are great. most are ebony but I’ve seen a few in other dense heavy hardwoods. Some can be 9” x 1/2” some are 18” x 1 1/4”. Well worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 interesting idea. the issue I'd see with these would be cutting a center hole perfectly... as if it's not perfect the knob is going to wobble - perhaps you've worked that out. if one had ebony thick enough... and a drill press... pretty easy to make a knob using a 1/4" bit followed by a 3/4" plug cutter - I've done it like this. that said... https://www.lmii.com/knobs/2050-electric-knob-ebony-for-14-shaft.html $3.64 ea and all the work is done for you. rosewood, tigerwood, ebony and boxwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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