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Old 11-27-14 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Prowler
As requested. FW block is 4 pieces of lumber laminated together. Prior to gluing I bored the hole. I then glued and clamped the blocks around the FW body, nailed and set aside to cure. I can clamp it into the vice for holding FWs, for breaking FWs loose from a hub and for holding the FW steady while I use two chain whips to loosen a cog. I'll even lash one chain whip to the vice if I need to get both hands on the other whip.

Tweezers are simply thin strips of bamboo with a sliver of wedge at the top to keep them open. I whipped one with string and glue and whipped the other with copper wire and solder. Simple. Poly varnish then put em to work.

I think the aluminum pan was from General Tso's Chicken, but that may not actually matter........
Outstanding creativity. Where could I find bamboo like that? Maybe a craft store? Also the silver wedge? I'm making a set of those when I return home! I'm adept at the whole twine wrapping thing (bike mechanic suggested I'd be good at making flys for fishing).
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