Thread: Thompson turning tool bulk buy?

Originally Posted by nalmo

Hmm, just noticed in original post that Ern may be leaving Melbourne (periodically).

Just how much skiing does $2200 get you these days?

Not enough, need more orders.

Address any further correspondence to Messrs Shyster, Grimm and McConville, Nassau, the Bahamas

(Just joking).

Dollars sent. Thanks to everyone involved

enjoy the snow

Phil

Transfer done Ern.

Cheers,
Dave

Didn't realise you could ski in the Bahamas.

Dune skiing ;-}

Ern,
money transferred as of today Monday 13th July 1.15pm

thanks

Evening Ern,
Money transferred at 1921 hrs.
Many thanks for all your effort and considering others with your offer.
Cheers
Steve

P.S. Private email sent with postal details

Succeessffuullyy done battle with Netbanking.
Money transferred.6.30ish.

Looking forward to my new chisels. I've never had new real tools before.
wonder what wood I could use for the handles...... but I guess that is a whole 'nother thread.

Went in a bit before Noon.

Thanks all.

Only one outstanding confirmation/payment remains.

TL, nothing less than ringed Gidgee will do for your handles.

FWIW I did a redgum handle for a tool last week and took extra effort to get the ferrule tight.

It dropped off today.

That's redgum for you.

Originally Posted by tea lady

Succeessffuullyy done battle with Netbanking.
Money transferred.6.30ish.

Looking forward to my new chisels. I've never had new real tools before.
wonder what wood I could use for the handles...... but I guess that is a whole 'nother thread.

I used some 50mm square garden stakes from bunnies for a handle. I think they were pretty cheap in apack of 6. I bought them as practice for making hardwood stuff that I wasn't too fussed about. Decided to use one as a handle for a P+N 16mm bowl gouge and it worked a treat, though I didn't drill the hole quite large enough so the chisel didn't go all the way in, and now it's so bloody tight I can't get it out again . Anyway, I'll take a photo and upload when I remember to Perhaps another thread is a good idea!

Cheers,
Dave

Well you can make a start on the handles.

From Doug's website:

First of all a shank is round like on a bowl gouge and a tang is flat on scrapers and skews.

Why is the shank on all bowl and spindle gouges are turned down to a common fractional size? This is because high quality tool steel is sold .015 oversize so the shank needs to be turned down to a common size to fit all the aftermarket handles and so a common drill bit can be used to bore a wood handle. Example; a 1/2 diameter tool will have a shank that measures .500

What is the shank length? On the 3/8 and ½ diameter tools the shank is 2 inches long. The 5/8 and ¾ diameter tools are 2-1/2 inches in length.

The 1” and 1-1/4” tools have a ¾ inch diameter shank that is 2-1/2 inches long.

All tangs are 2 inches long.

And an article on making the handles: http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/handles.asp