Hello Eric,

It takes a lot of practice to master using hand chasing of threads. I remember
my struggle to learn how using what I thought was hard wood. Then I reread the
book and discovered that their definition of hard wood was stuff like boxwood,
African Blackwood, Cocobolo, etc. I tried some Cocobolo and turned the lathe by
hand and wow I got a thread. I wrote an article for Woodturning magazine about
making threads while turning the lathe by hand. It was published in the June
1997 issue.

I subsquently wrote a book on making threads in wood that was published in June
of 2001. The name of the book is: "Making Screw Threads in Wood." It covers
making threads with chasers, with threading jigs, and even laying them out and
cutting them by hand. The book was published by GMC Publications in England and
is now in its second printing. You should be able to purchase if from
Amazon.com.

I should also mention that Allan Batty has a video out on hand thread chasing.
That also would answer most of your questions.

Fred Holder
http://www.fholder.com

In article , Eric says...

Hi there,

I'd be greatful if someone could share some experience about these
threading tools with me.

I've been trying many times to make threads for lidded boxes without
success. The doc that comes with the tools does not say much really,
and there is probably something to do that I dont know, or I do wrong.

Thnx for yr help

Eric