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

Steve Bak wrote:
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.

Try he http://www.toolpost.co.uk/system/index.html and look
under: chasers, thread.

Dave in Fairfax
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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

Hi Steve

Lee Valley has a book, by Fred Holder, called " Making screw threads in
wood " I recommend it.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo


Steve Bak wrote:

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

Steve Bak wrote in
:

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.


Tracy Tools in Devon sell unhandled ones for £5, I bought a pair a few
years ago and they are fine.
http://www.tracytools.com/variousassorted.htm

John

Hi Steve - John Berkeley gets his from Hamlet Craft Tools on
http://www.hamlet-crafttools.com/ Sandra there is really helpful and
will sort you out with tools and/or advice. She is on


Alternatively, John does have stocks himself and I know would be only
too pleased to help you. His e-mail address is


Kindest regards

Paul
(I do John's website)

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 23:50:53 +0000, Steve Bak
wrote:

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

Thanks for the advice. I found your book on Amazon and should have it soon.

I have lots of well-dry Beech blanks (about 5" x 3" x 3" ) I'm hoping
these will be suitable for threading.

Our lad's girlfriend is likely to be the first benefactor from threads
if I can manage it. She wants a box to transport earings and this is
what has inspired me to tackle this skill next.

Thanks again

Steve



Fred Holder wrote:
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