Jewelry box drawer 'handles'

[gasman]

I am currently making a rather elaborate jewelry box in aformosa, yew and sycamore. When I work out how and have bought a new camera I will try to post some photos! I plan to make some very small discreet ebony handles for the drawers and cupboards - and wondered whether anyone has done this? They would be small - maybe turned - but need to be 1 cm or less in size to match the fine nature of the drawers and cupboard doors. Any advice gratefully received. Thanks - here's hoping

 

[jasonB]

Ebony is lovely to turn almost like a waxy plastic, there will be no problem making small knobs and the ebony will take any detail you want to put onto them.

Jason

 

[SVB]

If you want them that small then pen blanks are the best source of timber. 60p should get you a piece 15mm sq x approx 150mm long from axminster et al.

Very economical!

 

[Bodrighy]

Sounds like it's right up Grahams (Oldsoke) street as he specialises in miniatures. If he doesn't come back on this thread perhaps worth pm ing him.

Pete

 

[Anonymous]

Cheers Pete

I was following the 'never volunteer' doctrine indelibly imprinted on me psyche in a former life :lol:

Seriously Doc, if you need it doing I'm willing to have a crack at them (says he, thrusting aside his aversion to making two the same of anything :lol: )

 

[gasman]

Thanks for all your comments - particularly Oldsoke for volunteering. I really want to make everything myself for this piece - and last night made a trial 'handle' in ebony which I am really pleased with - now I just have to make 8 the same for the other drawers! Thanks again will keep you posted and get my camera sorted out

 

[Anonymous]

...last night made a trial 'handle' in ebony which I am really pleased with - now I just have to make 8 the same for the other drawers!

Sorry Doc, I'd wrongly assumed that you were one of the flat wood society without a lathe...

Sounds like there's a high satisfaction quotient attached to the project... please share a pic with us on completion...

 

[woodbloke]

I am currently making a rather elaborate jewelry box in aformosa, yew and sycamore. When I work out how and have bought a new camera I will try to post some photos! I plan to make some very small discreet ebony handles for the drawers and cupboards - and wondered whether anyone has done this? They would be small - maybe turned - but need to be 1 cm or less in size to match the fine nature of the drawers and cupboard doors. Any advice gratefully received. Thanks - here's hoping

I turned up some ebony handles for the drawers of the Elm Chest recently completed about the size mentioned. The only thing I did was to turn some practice knobs with shape variations in something that I could afford to bin. Handles and small knobs are so important IMO as they can make or break a piece - Rob

 

[mikemill]

I faced a similar issue a while back and ended up buying the small black cupboard knob you can see here edwardian-button-cabinet-knobs.html

Iv always found it hard to get the quality i want in my own crafted knobs.

 

[adidat]

after 4 1/2 years i think gasman may have sorted his knob dilemma

adidat

 

[dickm]

..... but does anyone know the whereabouts of oldsoke?????

 

[Blister]

..... but does anyone know the whereabouts of oldsoke?????

Looks like the last visit to the forum was

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:59 pm

 

[CHJ]

..... but does anyone know the whereabouts of oldsoke?????

Yes, I keep in contact with him.
Was having a few problems last time we spoke.