Hello Steve,

Robert Sorby, Crown Tools, and Hamlet Tools all makes chasers. I believe you
have already been directed to the Tool Post who carries chasers. There is an
alternative to buying chasers, here is an article that tells how to make a very
simple thread chaser: http://www.fholder.com/Woodturning/Threads.pdf. Allan
Batty has an excellent video on hand thread chasing. Another source of
information, is my book, "Making Screw Threads in Wood," published by GMC
Publications in Lewes, England. The book came out in June of 2001 and is in its
second printing.

For hand thread chasing, you will need harder woods like boxwood, which should
be readily available to you in the UK. A 16 tpi chaser is a good size for
threaded boxes and you need a lathe that can be slowed down to 200 to 300 rpm
while learning. The finer the thread, the easier it is to chase threads until
you get to the very small threads. With experience you can chase threads in less
hard wood and use threads that are more coarse, like 8 tpi, which is not very
good for small boxes.

Thread chasing is a nice skill to add to your turning experience. Good Luck.

Fred Holder
http://www.fholder.com

In article , Steve Bak says...

I've made a good number of small boxes and would now like to try my
hand at threaded boxes. What tool(s) should I buy? I note that neither
Craft Supplies nor Lee Valley list a threading tool in their catalogues
(the type I've seen used by John Berkley at shows.)

I'm in the uk and any advice/site pointers/etc. to get me started with
threaded boxes would be most welcome.

Thanks

Steve