1.5 X 18", Aluminum lathe tool handle for 3/4" tooling I bought a 36" X 1-1/2" round stock, from the scrap yard for 6 bucks. I cut it on the miter box to 18". I started by rounding off, partly, to attach the 3 wheel steady ready rest. I drilled one side to 5/8", starting with a 3/8" bit, stepping up 1/8" at a time. I drilled the other end to 3/4", starting with 3/8" stepping up 1/8" at a time. All bits where jobber's. Sharpened as need, and boy did a couple of them need sharpening. I wanted to add some grip, by routing 1/8" grooves. Didn't work as planned, so I managed to get two lines on it. Adding some grip and also as a indicator lines. Air sanding, finished up with gray synthetic steel wool, for a matte finish Using my one way drill attachment, to drill for 1/4" tap. out of order..... I then mounted it between cones, friction fit.I tried a carbide cutter. I mostly
From my mind as a black man living in modern American social ills. Gerard Merchant was born in 1959 in Lynchburg, Virginia. My works are primarily in wood sculpture. My sculptures emerge through a process of retakes and variations that mark my creative journey of examining the ambiguity between my vision, and the wood’s already exquisite origination. As I execute unclear and less formal rules and which should always reference the partnership with Nature, we create Art.