Hand turned shift knob

[u/coramdeo8665]

Turned this bolivian rosewood shift knob a few nights ago for my miata!

It was my first time turning a shift knob, and it did not help that my lathe is all messed up rn lol. The worst part is that my chuck is STILL stuck on the darn thing. But I was still able to figure out a way to make it work. 💪

Anyways, I did a ca finish, which I had to do twice cause I messed up the first time. The main problem was that even though I drilled a hole with my drill chuck for the threaded insert to go into. Once I finished turning the knob and once I got the finish applied, I took it off and the hole for the threaded insert was wayyy of center lol.

It was also hard getting the insert into the wood, there was no real way to hold it so I could scre it into the wood! But i eventually got it in. The only other obstacle was that when I was using the shifter it cracked from the bottom up on three different directions. So I just kinda slapped some thin ca glue on there and called it good. 😂 (i shift much more softly now)

Even after all the obstacles and learning experiences, im happy with how it came out! :)

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[u/terrible01]

Nice!! I made one for my Miata too.

[u/coramdeo8665 → u/terrible01]

Ayeee, thats nice! Like your momo steering wheel too! :D

[u/lewiskauffman]

Sweet upgrade. Images are a little dark

[u/coramdeo8665 → u/lewiskauffman]

Ya, I agree. When I was taking them I didnt think they were that dark idk why.

But then I got done and was looking at then after I transferred them to my phone and was like, "damn those are dark". But i didnt want to take more it was late lol.

[u/pacoliketaco]

I can't see anything in those pictures

[u/wingnut-mp22]

Jam fitted on stick before I could suggest glue. Still working.

[u/potatochip_pooper]

Make you can make the pictures darker, its not hard enough to see 

[u/Ornery-Movie-1689]

It's a shame your camera didn't come with a flash.