September 10, 20169 yr My wife is a very active in Crochet, knitting, quilting, etc. She came to me with a plastic ergonomic hook. It is made to relieve stress from gripping the crochet hook. She asked if I could turn one, but she wanted to be more friendly to her hand and fingers. She wanted it to be shorter here thinner here and so on. I turned a prototype without a hook and keep adjusting, then I added a hook to be able to adjust hook to handle ratio for her hand. I came up with data that should work, finalized the prototype and she tried it. She loved it. One last request was to make it pretty. I had a LOT of exotic wood scrap and I came up one that she loved. Then she wanted one with a different size shaft. That led to another. So I ended out making a complete set of 12 and racks to hold them. They are measured in mm and go in letter sizes. The first 3 or 4, I sawed in the hook with my small band saw. One false move and It was a OVER. I did good. Then discovered I could buy straight hooks made of bamboo. I ordered them and drilled holes in my handles, inserted them to the proper length and glued. I've seen them on the web for about 80 to 100 bucks. However they aren't as exotic as hers. She keeps them on that table I made for her, it was her design
September 10, 20169 yr Really neat project, those are great looking and as an added bonus they're functional and useful. It's a smart wood worker who's wife reaps benefits from the shop. Steve
September 10, 20169 yr Author Handy Dan, you wanted to see something she made. Here is a large quilt she made that hangs in our living room VERY complex
September 10, 20169 yr 15 minutes ago, Ron Altier said: Handy Dan, you wanted to see something she made. Here is a large quilt she made that hangs in our living room VERY complex your wife sure is a tough act to follow... Edited September 10, 20169 yr by Stick486
September 10, 20169 yr Some kinda inventive turning. Did you turn the rod part separately or as part of the whole glue up?
September 10, 20169 yr Author Gerald, I did it both ways. My first ones were one piece and was very lucky to be able to make the hook. The hook has to be exact or the yarn will stick or slide off. I would make the cut, file and sand, let her try and repeat. Then I made the handle and inserted the shaft separately
September 10, 20169 yr 2 hours ago, Ron Altier said: Handy Dan, you wanted to see something she made. Here is a large quilt she made that hangs in our living room VERY complex That is an amazing example of her work. We thing our work can be exacting? WOW!!!!!!
September 10, 20169 yr Ron, you both are uniquely talented. All of the projects are fantastic. The quilt picture is mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing all!
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