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"William"

28/12/2004 10:45 AM

making the screwbox to make your own wooden screws, ala Roy Underhill

Hello all!

In the distant reaches of my cobweb covered mind, I remember seeing Roy
Underhill make the tool that would be used to cut threads on a dowel...


Do any of you bibliophiles/videophiles have the information on this
topic?

Yes, I know I could buy it, but that would just not be the same for my
son and I. :)

Merry Christmas,
William


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NP

Nate Perkins

in reply to "William" on 28/12/2004 10:45 AM

29/12/2004 6:45 AM

"William" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1104259552.096203.142850
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> Hello all!
>
> In the distant reaches of my cobweb covered mind, I remember seeing Roy
> Underhill make the tool that would be used to cut threads on a dowel...
>
>
> Do any of you bibliophiles/videophiles have the information on this
> topic?
>
> Yes, I know I could buy it, but that would just not be the same for my
> son and I. :)
>

I think you may be looking for a threadbox and tap. There's a fair writeup
on this in "The Workbench Book" by Scott Landis. I don't think it's too
tough to make the threadbox, but I don't know how an amateur would make the
matching tap.

Commercial threadboxes and matching steel taps are available from
Woodcraft, Garrett Wade, etc.


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