nut and bolt in boxwood

[cornucopia]

hello folks some of you may remember me asking for help to do this project a few months ago- thank you to all those who offerd their help- in the end DaveL cut a piece of boxwood into a very acurate hexagon on his router thingy.
when i first learnt how to chase threads by watching Allan battys video a few years ago my dad saw a picture of a nut and bolt which Allan had made. ever since then he has pesterd me to make one, so here it is.

the bolt is 3" long by 2 1/4" wide it has a hand chased 18tpi thread.

A huge thank you to DaveL for making this possible

i will post a seperate step by step of it being made as it will be very picture heavy- here it is

 

[tekno.mage]

That is absolutely brilliant, George - well done. Absolutely perfect, right down to the washer.

tekno.mage

 

[wizer]

I love it! I think it's brilliant. I bet you're very proud of it.

That would look great sitting on my desk. Yet another for the tuit list (probably when I'm in my 60')

 

[Woodmagnet]

"I want one, I want one". Super job George,
and a great gesture from DaveL too. 8) 8) 8)

 

[wizer]

Say now George, have you got any of those in M33 x 3.5 :lol:

 

[DaveL]

George,

It has been worth the wait, a wonderful looking piece, I hope your dad is pleased with it. The routing was just a case of setting the machine and turning the handle, its you skill chasing the thread that makes it all work.

I am going to print this out and take the picture to show Roy Child who was intrigued by the idea when I spoke to him about it.

 

[Dave Huxley]

This is fantastic George it may sound a silly question but how did you hold the nut and bolt in the lathe to apply the threads.

Dave

 

[cornucopia]

This is fantastic George it may sound a silly question but how did you hold the nut and bolt in the lathe to apply the threads.

Dave

thanks Dave look here to see hows it done

 

[cornucopia]

thank you for all your comments

 

[Jenx]

Fabulous !

Only ever seen one in the flesh, at Grampian Woodturners Club.. and that one looks even better.

Its wonderful. Love it 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[Dave Huxley]

Many thanks George for your workshop pics, easy to follow and very proffesional, I will be looking for a thread tool when I go to the Woodex at Leamington on the 24th/25th (next week). But I'm sure its not as easy as it looks.
Thanks again for your time .
Dave

 

[Night Train]

That is really nice.

It reminds me of a lighter my Dad had from his REME days in the early 50's. One of the mechanics took a large bolt, about 3/4", and hollowed it out into a case for a petrol lighter. The thread of the bolt was unscrewed to expose the brass lighter inside. Unfortunately it was nicked during the early 80's.

 

[cornucopia]

well after 6 hours of sanding yesterday (day job) I came up witha few ideas for alternative designs.
a spring washer?
a nyloc washer?
hollow out the bolt and thread the head so that you get a secret box- this could be done with a left hand thread.
another one in african blackwood :lol:

 

[tekno.mage]

How about a star washer or a crinkle washer :lol:

I like the idea of the secret box and also the one in African blackwood.

How about a wooden spanner to go with the nuts and bolts?

tekno.mage

 

[wizer]

How about a wooden spanner to go with the nuts and bolts?

:idea: 8)

 

[mikec]

Beautifully executed George,
I bet your Dad is really chuffed.

Mike C

 

[hog&bodge]

Fantastic look nut, bolt & washer...My wife was amazed it was made
out of wood took some convincing... :lol:
It is just one of those items that people can not put down, bet he loved
the finished object... =D> =D>

 

[cornucopia]

thanks- he hasnt got it yet- i was wondering wether to give it him for fathers day

 

[Bob Chapman]

That is absolutely marvellous! I've seen the one made by Allan Batty at a demo he was doing years ago. This looks great. If I remember correctly Allan's was actually a box and the top of the bolt screwed off the shank, but it was a long time ago and I may be wrong.

Well done again, I'm very envious.

Bob

 

[Richard Findley]

Great work as usual George!!

Richard