(Edited version of the switchectomy post on Thagbuilt forum)
I have seen a few posts here asking about wood grain finishes so I thought I would show off what I did to my Chuck.
I found this material at Lowes:
I bought the 12 x 48 inch (enough to do at least 20 chucks) piece in red oak. It was all that Lowes had at the time but if you go to the website : Band-It® Products | Real Wood Veneer There are all kinds of exotic and purty woods to choose from.
Then I cut a piece and dry fitted it.
This veneer has a heat activated glue backing material. I used a hobby iron to Iron it on to the Chuck housing. (you can use a regular clothes iron also.)
Cut the hole for the switch:
sanded the crap out of it..
And she is ready for stain and varnish.
Stain applied
This color really made the wood grain pop out.
sand-varnish-wait, sand-varnish-wait,sand-varnish-wait...
Ok, so after about a zillion attempts to get an even sanding on this thing, I finally figured out a solution...
I turned my drill into a lathe by wrapping a piece of scotch pad tight around a long 1/4 inch socket extension then jamming it into the bottom of the chuck tube.
That made things a lot easier. It also allowed me to wet-sand between coats of varnish.
Reassembled the chuck and gave it a couple of coats of carnuba and:
It's part chuck.... It's part oak...
I call it.....
The Choak
OOOOHHHHHHH YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH
I have seen a few posts here asking about wood grain finishes so I thought I would show off what I did to my Chuck.
I found this material at Lowes:
I bought the 12 x 48 inch (enough to do at least 20 chucks) piece in red oak. It was all that Lowes had at the time but if you go to the website : Band-It® Products | Real Wood Veneer There are all kinds of exotic and purty woods to choose from.
Then I cut a piece and dry fitted it.
This veneer has a heat activated glue backing material. I used a hobby iron to Iron it on to the Chuck housing. (you can use a regular clothes iron also.)
Cut the hole for the switch:
sanded the crap out of it..
And she is ready for stain and varnish.
Stain applied
This color really made the wood grain pop out.
sand-varnish-wait, sand-varnish-wait,sand-varnish-wait...
Ok, so after about a zillion attempts to get an even sanding on this thing, I finally figured out a solution...
I turned my drill into a lathe by wrapping a piece of scotch pad tight around a long 1/4 inch socket extension then jamming it into the bottom of the chuck tube.
That made things a lot easier. It also allowed me to wet-sand between coats of varnish.
Reassembled the chuck and gave it a couple of coats of carnuba and:
It's part chuck.... It's part oak...
I call it.....
The Choak
OOOOHHHHHHH YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH
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