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Title: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: adamriley on December 23, 2011, 06:27:35 PM

This is my first post , so please be gentle!

I don't have any Wip photos, but here are a few shots of an awl I made on my Barker lathe.
The materials are Stainless Steel (not sure what grade, but it's non magnetic), Cocobolo and silver steel (which I hardened and tempered in my kiln).

I am a cabinetmaker by trade, but am starting to make woodworking tools...

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/th_awlweb.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/?action-view&current=awlweb.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/th_awlweb2.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/?action-view&current=awlweb2.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/th_awlweb3.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/rileyfurniture/Riley%20Toolworks/?action-view&current=awlweb3.jpg)

Besides a 4 morse mandrel this is the first real project I've completed on my lathe.
I need to get some tooling and make a radius turner for the lathe I think.

Thanks for looking.

Adam.

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: saw on December 23, 2011, 06:50:06 PM

Locking very good, nice finish just love it  :thumbup: :thumbup:

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: Brass_Machine on December 23, 2011, 08:04:56 PM

Hi Adam!

That is a NICE looking awl. I have found that some hand made wood tools can works of art in themselves... I saw a hand planer once that was amazing. This one fits in that category.

Just one complaint, when I clicked on the picture to see a larger one, I got an error saying your album was private. Any chance on making a public one so we can see bigger pictures?

Again... very nice.

Eric

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: Powder Keg on December 24, 2011, 01:06:18 AM

Very Nice Adam!! Welcome to the group!!!!!

~Wes~

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: adamriley on December 24, 2011, 02:44:55 AM

Wow, thanks for the generous replies.
I've made the album public. Never realised you could even choose, to be honest!

Thanks.
Adam.

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: spuddevans on December 24, 2011, 04:06:47 AM

Very nice Awls there :thumbup: very classy.

As I was looking at the pics it struck me that the top half looks like a wine bottle stopper :thumbup:


Tim

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: Rob.Wilson on December 24, 2011, 04:46:06 AM

Hi and welcome Adam  :wave:


Now thats a lovely bit of workmanship  :clap: :clap: :clap: 


Rob  :thumbup:

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: DaveH on December 24, 2011, 06:17:57 AM

Adam,

Very nice :thumbup: :clap:
 :beer:
DaveH

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: Anzaniste on December 24, 2011, 06:42:51 AM

Wow that's lovely. There's something about the combination of finely finished metal and wood. Well done. :thumbup:

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: PeterE on December 24, 2011, 06:58:46 AM

A very nicely finished project  :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Wood and metal is a very nice combination indeed.  :beer:

BR

/Peter

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: adamriley on December 26, 2011, 03:37:30 PM

Thanks for the positive comment fellas.
Hopefully this will become a production item once I iron out a few issues.

Adam.

Title: Re: Woodworking Awl (photos fixed)
Post by: Divided he ad on December 26, 2011, 08:13:26 PM

Hi Adam.

Very nice looking awl there  :thumbup:  (what's the difference between an awl and a bradawl... Tip shape apparently!?)

I was slightly led astray looking for the pictures of the whip.... :scratch:   (assuming spelling mistake)  And then realising "Work In Progress"... Up here for thinking  :smart:   :lol:


I'm a great lover of the contrast in differing materials... Don't use wood too often though. But it does look very nice.


I Like the shape a lot too, sometimes a ball is too harsh,I see a hand tool with a drawn out shape to fit better in the hand. Just what I see  :borg:



Looking forward to what else you come up with. If this is the start we should be in for a good show over the next year or so  :thumbup:





Ralph.