Last Minute Christmas Gifts

[W.Y.]

Sold out of toothpick holders at my last sale and today I got orders for two more.
I made these this afternoon . . They are a fun little project to make.
W.Y.

 

[PaulDoug]

You really did a great job on those. I tried to make one once but the wood I used wouldn't stay glued (had to glue pieces together to get a block to make it out of). It was an oily wood. Anyway, I hope when I try again it will turn out as nice as yours.

 

[W.Y.]

Thanks Paul.
Give it a try again sometime with a solid piece of wood. You might have better luck with it next time. They really are quite easy to make although they take some careful meauring with dial or digital calipers to get a good fit of the parts.
W.Y.

 

[OldWrangler]

W.Y.

Nice work. Do you have dimentions for these and any hint to how I can make some. That center hole is done with a forstner bit or a hole saw???? Any help or advice is appreciated.

 

[W.Y.]

OldWrangler;
There is a series of three videos on the Wood Site showing how to make them.

http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/file.jsp?item=video/player&temp=yes

One problem is that they show the little pot that holds the toothpicks is way too shallow.
In my earlier ones , if someone pulled the insides right out, the toothpicks went everywhere.
My picture shows the deeper pot with the toothpicks self contained even if the insides is accidentally removed.
W.Y.

 

[Nick]

William
Now these are very cleaver and I bet they were good sellers for you
Nice work and photos

 

[W.Y.]

Thanks Nick.
Just one more of the gazillion fast selling items that can be made on a lathe besides pens.:wink:
W.Y.

 

[ahoiberg]

nice work! those look like fun.

 

[areaman]

those are great looking, thanks for sharing.

 

[VisExp]

Those look great William. I have watched the Wood Magazine videos and the first thing I noticed when I saw your pictures, was that you had given the toothpicks a deeper bowl to rest in.

 

[Skye]

Man, looking at the first pic only, I said to myself that you need a way to get the toothpicks out. Now I see why you sold out of them! Great idea, I've got a drinking straw dispenser that does the same thing. Very good thinking.

 

[cdbakkum]

William, What issue of wood magazine and how do I go about finding the vedio?
Thanks for your help. Carl

 

[arioux]

Dorothy,

Look at page two of this post. It tells you how to get to the video. At the end of the video, you will have the issue number.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40050

 

[rjwolfe3]

March, 2008