Sheoak tote and knob

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Carrying on the tradition begun by Alf ....

Below are pictures of a Sheoak tote and knob replacement for the Veritas LA Smoother made for me by a woodworking friend.

The new tote has a lower angle than the original, and the knob is now very similar to the remainder of the BU range.

I did make a few modifications. Mainly rounding some of the tote and knob so that it fitted my hands better. I refinished both in BLO and black wax.

This feels a definite improvement over the old.

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[Philly]

Lovely job, Derek! I really must get my hands on some of those great Oz timbers.
I replaced the front knob of my LA smoother with the one from the LA jack/BUS. A much better feel!
Cheers
Philly

 

[Mirboo]

I've got a big Sheoak growing in my front yard. When I see pictures like this it makes me want to start hacking bits off it for use in the workshop. :shock: I must resist.

 

[Alf]

Ooooo, nice. Great, that's probably another Tuit ambushed now... #-o :lol:

Cheers, Alf

 

[Routermonster]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a TUIT?

Les

 

[NeilO]

Les,

Tuits are very scarce items, especially the round ones

but you`ll always know when you get a round tuit :wink:



to put you out of your misery......

a TUIT is a reference to a job that gets done.....when you get around to it (tuit)

 

[Routermonster]

Thanks Neil

No longer miserable!

Just envious - I'll carry on drooling over plane totes and saw handles!

Les

 

[David C]

Derek,

Nice job.

How about old growth Tasmanian blackwood or Mulga?

David C

 

[Mirboo]

Figured Tassie Blackwood would look good.

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

How about old growth Tasmanian blackwood or Mulga?

Hi David

I have not used Mulga but Tasmanian Blackwood can be spectactular. Amazing chatoyance is possible. Below is a Spier smoother with Tassie Blackwood infills and Jarrah tote that I rebuilt several months ago. Unfortunately the picture loses the 3D depth of the grain



Yeah, I know - you need your sunglasses to view it!

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[David C]

Derek,

Very splendid!

David