Thursday, August 30, 2012

Custom Philadelphia Flyers Drawer Knobs

My dad and I were bringing furniture in his truck to move it into my sister's college house and a drawer flew off the truck and broke into pieces and a knob disappeared.


 Removing bolt from broken knob
 Test fit
 Applying water for Gorilla Glue
 Applying Gorilla Glue



 I used 1 5/8" mahogany 





 Partially round
 Fully round






 I sawed it off pretty close
 The rest was sanded off with a belt sander





 I was very surprised and pleased with how identical I got the two knobs


 Both were drilled and tapped for a 1/4-20 bolt


 I repurposed my file holder to hold the knobs for painting
 Three coats of satin black spray paint
 Template drawn with a pencil



 I traced the paper patterns with a pencil.
 My first attempt at painting the outline was not very good so I wiped some of the white paint off and sprayed another coat of black.
 My second attempt was better.



 Once the glue dried I carved away the foam with a razor knife.

Finished knob