Scribe and Punch

Dan Mooney

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Since I got the metal lathe back in March, I've been looking for a project. awhile back there was an article in Shop Notes on making scribes, so I figured that would be a good place to start. Got to use the metal lathe and the wood lathe

The material is hex 5/16" across the flats.
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Heat with the torch and twist with a crescent wrench.
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The hardest part is keeping it straight.
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Turned the end down to fit the wooden hanldle.
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I forgot to take a picture of turning the point.
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Turned the handle out of Bocote on the wood lathe.
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Finished.
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Now I need a project to use it on.
 
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Now, that's got to be the prettiest scribe I ever did see. :thumb:
And, it's a quality keepsake tool as well.
I probably would just have taken an old screwdriver to the grinder and made sparks. In fact, have more than once. :eek:
 
Now that looks like fun! Very cool looking scribe you've got there thats for sure.

And as a bonus, nobody else has one just like it! :thumb:
 
Very very neat Dan:thumb: I have metal like that waiting in my shop for the fancy to take me. A while back Shopenotes did a article on making a couple of this type of marking knife.

They managed it without the metal lathe though.

I like your idea just for the metal lathe:D;) Thats putting the new toy to good use.
 
A center punch with a handle would look good beside this
 
That is very nice Dan, well done!!

Color green with envy on the metal lathe, that is one tool I'd love to own, but I don't know where I'd put it :huh:
 
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