Skateboard Shifters/ Gear Knobs

Built By Basil

Creating unique pieces from Canadian Maple skateboard veneer. I glue them up in our homemade hydraulic press, turn them on our CNC lathe and polished with a hard wearing finish.

Each gear shift knob is one of a kind, finished to fit the car.

It took three months of planning with trials and errors to make my first gear shift knob that I was happy with. Now I can make one in around 2 hours.

Once I got the design right, I started to experiment by adding different materials to give them an even more unique look. For example, a strip of metal in the middle. I will continue to try variety of styles. And am currently trying copper and brass.

First batch together

Round #2

Raw material

Prepped for glue

Dribble

Waiting to be turned

Close up

Close up #2

Hardwood option

Revolving

Full view of one of the first gear shift knob

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