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Jim Jakosh
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Long Shoehorns
I made these two shoehorns from kits from Pen State Ind. (PSI) and a couple of pieces of olive wood I brought back from Arizona The kit instructions say to to make an 8" long handle. These shoehorns are 28 1/2" long. With a short one you would still have to bend down- with these you don't.
They are finished with Danish Oil and then 3 step buffed and waxed
They are finished with Danish Oil and then 3 step buffed and waxed
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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nice shoehorns jim. nice for the old backs too !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Nice Jim, and a great back saver.
Main Street to the Mountains
Good mod, an 8 inch handle wouldn’t do me any good either. Pretty wood.
David
Jim,
Good job on the long shoe horns. The less bending the better. I got a plastic one in my closet.
Good job on the long shoe horns. The less bending the better. I got a plastic one in my closet.
daveg, SW Washington & AZ
Great idea, make this task as easy as possible. I'm guessing - because I'm not much of a turner - that these required a delicate touch to avoid bending.
Nice work.
Nice work.
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Hi Tom when I get down to a long skinny piece, I use a steady rest. I have two banjos on my lathe so I can work both sides of the steady rest and don have to move it .
Cheers, Jim
Hi Tom when I get down to a long skinny piece, I use a steady rest. I have two banjos on my lathe so I can work both sides of the steady rest and don have to move it .
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Nicely done. The long one for me.
Ron
Thanks, Ron.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Very nice Jim....Makes life a lot easier.
Regards......Cliff.
Regards......Cliff.
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