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Homemade Cap Iron Screwdriver 5

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Homemade Cap Iron Screwdriver 5Hello fellows,at this time one more screwdriver for use at handplanes cap iron screw.Another friend ask me to do one more.
At this one I decided to add some charm and a new level of skills.I have a Mortise Pal and I used it for make a groove in a precise and quickly way.See the pictures below.The idea of shape started here.I choose a Brazilian good quality wood.First I did the groove before to cut circular final shape.



I don't have a lathe and I was thinking in make the round groove using a small router e a round bit.
I make this recess using a Forstener bit for starts the cut from here.But I thought this cut unsafe and gave up.


I choose these tools to make the round groove.

At back to suport I used a shelf pin (5mm) like this
After a rough cut using a microplane rasp I made one pass using the cylinder burr rasp/bit and after used a pencil for find possible high spots (remember a round cut from hole saw is not 100% perfect round).I rasped high spots before a new pass.The back pin supports the piece.
I
Remember do not go so far.The blades I made using a stainless steel 1 1/4”x1/8” flat bar.Iglued the blades with epoxy glue.

Thanks for attention!



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