Pin Vise
I made a pin vise, useful for both hand drilling holes with small drill bits, as well as holding small parts while working on them.
The chuck is a small chuck bought off eBay that will hold a bit up to ¼ inch in diameter, and down to the smallest drill bit I have (a 1/32 inch bit).
The handle is ziricote, a Central American hardwood that has interesting “spiderweb” grain patterns and a piece of 1 inch brass tubing as a ferrule, epoxied onto the handle. Finish is a coat of tung oil and a few coats of shellac.
It will likely be a gift for a friend, and I’ll make another for myself using some domestic hardwood.
#woodworking #tools #woodturning
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