DIY: wooden shift knob
09-13-08, 12:22 AM
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i like the way it looks! looks pretty nice and clean..but one thing you might want/need to know..is that you cant offer your skills like that for sale. you can give the tutorial, but thats about it. fyi...good job though!
09-13-08, 08:22 AM
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I beliee you used pine as the wood? Looks like it anyway. I would use a much better grade of wood, smooth it to a super fine finish, and then finish it with the highest quality of stains and varnish that is then sanded to make it look like it was a piece of fine hand made wood.I would also add a beveled edge at the bottom where it screws in to cover up that area of the shaft.
Ryan
09-13-08, 08:58 AM
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sc400tt, i only used pine becasue thats what i had lying around. i wanted to do this project for as 'free' as i could get it to be. i only bought wood stain to do it.
what type of wood should i use for my next couple of shift *****? im going to have a little lineup where i can switch shift ***** for my style.
whats the heaviest type of wood that can be stained to match sc's does anyone know?
cuz this one is pretty light.
09-22-08, 08:09 PM
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hey guys. sorry for the long wait for the pics. i just got my car fixed a couple days ago and had a FEW problems getting that ugly shift **** off the stick (u can see it in my sig kinda...)
finally got it though. the color matching is pretty good. i guess the mahogany was a solid choice btw that shift boot is a diy as well. im trying to keep it like that for most of my interior mods.
(i really need a better camera, zoomed in from a far distance on these as well
)
dont mind my steering wheel, im rewrapping it.
if u guys wanna kno wats dangling from my mirror, heres a close up.
now all i need is a wooden e brake handle and a baggy boot and im good
finally got it though. the color matching is pretty good. i guess the mahogany was a solid choice
btw that shift boot is a diy as well. im trying to keep it like that for most of my interior mods.(i really need a better camera, zoomed in from a far distance on these as well
)dont mind my steering wheel, im rewrapping it.
if u guys wanna kno wats dangling from my mirror, heres a close up.
now all i need is a wooden e brake handle and a baggy boot and im good
09-23-08, 06:13 AM
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Well for one I want to applaud your effort. I would however done a better job shaping that ****. It looks uneven in places. The wood choice is poor as well as the staining.
