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Thread: Tool I just made

  1. 06-23-2009, 01:52 PM #1
    barbsbus
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    I have been wanting a stiletto and wooden iron so I decided to make some in my hobby shop. This is what I came up with. I used the pointed end of a knitting needle for the seiletto side and made the handle/wooden iron with my lathe and a scrap piece of oak.

    I like to use the wooden iron when I am doing paper piecing and opening seams on quilt blocks.

    the side of tool for pressing material
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    the side of the tool for finger to press down
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  2. 06-23-2009, 01:55 PM #2
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    Good job! id you sharpen the pointy end more?
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  3. 06-23-2009, 02:01 PM #3
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    Cool!!! I like the idea of a bigger handle to grasp 8) 8) 8)
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  4. 06-23-2009, 02:01 PM #4
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    Very clever, Barb! It's funny because I was wishing I had a little stiletto just last weekend while working on a lap quilt. Genius!
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  5. 06-23-2009, 02:02 PM #5
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    Hey you did a great job!
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  6. 06-23-2009, 02:09 PM #6
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    Neat tool!
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  7. 06-23-2009, 02:24 PM #7
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    Hey great thinking making your own tool. I like that it has a nice fat handle to work with. Just making it a two for one is so smart of you.
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  8. 06-23-2009, 02:47 PM #8
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    Very nice! Now you just need to get a patten!!
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  9. 06-23-2009, 02:52 PM #9
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    Aren't you clever :thumbup: Now, why didn't I think of that :idea: Going to have to show this to my DH so he can make me one :wink:
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  10. 06-23-2009, 03:06 PM #10
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    Very nice!! I love it!!! If you tired of it, you can send it to me!
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