Oh oui, c'est vrais. J'imagine un camera tout en bois pour faire le filme. Peut être en bois de noiyé, comme les vieux appareils foto des temps passés. Fabriqué qq par d'autre que en Chine peut être... Un vraiment bel appareil. Merci pour cette inspiration.
would you sell the screw boxes? i would love to make one. but i know i am not technically minded enough to make my own. i suspect there are many others who are in the same boat as me.
Hello Daniel! I have been thinking of it, but till now, it did not came into reality. And right now, i just bought a new (am very old) place to live which needs some hands on before the next winter - i will be quite busy this summer. But in principal, if there is time, yes, i could imagine! Maybe i could find time next winter, but would not like to promise it until am am sure. Just to think about it: To make the screwbox is quite a big job and it would turn out quite expensive. So, if you just need it to make one, two screws, i think it makes more sence to bye the ready screws. You can still find some following the link in the video description. So far, a best springtime to you :-)
Wow thanks absolutely amazing. I appreciate your videos.!!! I wanted to buy the set from dieter Schmidt but it's 1500 euros 😮 I'll try to make my own. Thank you for sharing. I subscribed 😁 have you tried with oak?
Oh, thanx! Oak might not be a good wood for this. It should be a dence one with closed pores, like maple, beech, birch... Good luck with your screw :-)
Wooden screws have been in use of humanity for centuries, before iron ones overtook the stage. Maybe there are bit less strong then iron ones, yes. But if used carefully they do well and can be repaired easily. Mine are in use now since about two years and the work perfectly.
Great update. I am really itching to try it and replace a battered wood screw in my used bench. Is there any table of woods that are suitable or unsiutable? I was thinking of using a very hard wood like Hornbeam *Carpinus betulus* but not sure if its a good idea or not. Keep up the good work, love your videos.
If i would have white Beach (Carpinus betula) with the right dimensions available here i would use it. As a rule of thumb: hardwoods with close pores are suitable. Take into account, that hard wood goes heavy onto the tools. They should be of harder material than the thread. But this might not be a problem if you want to just make one screw for your workbench. Good luck with it :-)
I have been thinking of doing a rough pre-carving of the thread before putting it into the thread box. Not going quite as far as Wood by wrigth and carving the thread to final dimensions but getting rid of some of the waste with easier to sharpen tools. Also, nice to see that the Scandinavian woodworkers on YT watches eachothers content.
Hello Petter, i've been thinking about same or similar ideas with the 'pre-cutting' but skipped it because of this: it would be difficult to catch the right place to start the dowel with the dye. hope these words are understandable. Do you have an idea in mind how to solve it?
@@littleforest My thought has been to use a blade sticking into a hole with the same diameter as the dowel and at the same angle the finished threads would be, basically what you did in your video on making the initial tap. Then I would chop into that cut a little bit from both sides with a chisel and possibly go as close to the full depth I could manage at the start end of the thread.
So, have you jettisoned the earlier dowel makers in favor of this plane method? At 3:20 it is clear the two screws differ. Which profile is the result of the adapted method? Did this adapted method require a new tap and a different profile on the cutter since the pitch has been reduced to 17mm?
Hello :-) -> Yes -> The one with the lower pitch -> I made al new. The cutter could maybe have been reused but i made one of better steel. Hope i could help you.
Great results! Are there any plans for the bench and for the thread cutter introduced at 3:25? Also, what is the wood species that produces the best results for you?
No, there are no plans for these projects - i prefer to work free and follow the flow. I really like birch wood - it is easy to work, beautiful and long resting. That is waht has been used here for wooden threads in workbenches in the older days.
If no birch is available for you, i may add something: beside the wood to be hard, it is important that it is most possible uniform -> closed pores and possibly less intensive year-rings: Beach and Maple for example would be perfect but for example no Oak or Ash.
Wow I have watched since forever when you started with some spring plate steel and paper drawings to make the initial pitch cutting dowel. Now you have this refined screw box and a matching tap setup. Very well done.
Yes, i thought so too. I made different new tools, the one shown has one blade only, plus pre-cutter. I've been just curious to try different ideas out. It works well like this, one blade seems to be enough. Maybe also because of developed soaking, less deep cut, lower pitch (the blade comes closer to 90° to the grain. Maybe some other causes i did not figure out yet.
Yes, it is bit more simple, one blade only (plus pre-cutter). This setting feats well to the new design of the screw. I made may trials to get the best possible tool, but did not film the process (to not burst the time input ;-). But basically it is not much different than my first die.
Hello Victor, Yes, they definitively help! I guess, there is no better or worth but, like so often, there are pros and cons: As more liquid, as faster it penetrates the wood but it takes longer to harden. I have tried many oils (mostly linseed oils; raw, boiled and stand but also tung and parafin). There are real differences not only between the kind of oil, but also between the same kind from different brands. Also the wood species makes a difference. So just linseed oil should work, but if you want to go deeeper into it, than some experiments will help..
@@littleforest Thanks for the answer! I thought now that maybe even hot water would help. I'll try with linseed oil. Maybe it's good to use the same one that will be applied as a finish.
Absolutely beautiful! These are honestly the best crafted wooden screws I have seen! Did you follow plans or do some reading in order to make them, or was it just trial and error? If it was using plans would you be willing to share where you got them? Thanks!
Hello :-) Lot of research has been made before - it took me one whole winter to figure out how to do it; and winters are quite long up here. No, i did not find ready plans for it, but have put all the information plus some own inventions together. Did you watch my other videos about screw-making?
@@littleforest Thanks for responding! Wow that sounds like some dedication. I did watch your other videos (which were beautifully made) and thought they were a wee bit light on written detail for someone trying to recreate what you did. I think someone needs to write the definitive "History and Construction of Wooden Screws" book ;)
Oh yes, good idea! I would have been happy to read it before starting. Anyways, i hope, you are getting closer to your own screws. Enjoy the way there and than the goal ;-)
A joy to watch your videos. Your workshop makes a great backdrop in the videos as well. Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great ideas. Well done. One Handed Maker - Australia
