Turning Kit Ideas

[Joel Axenroth]

So I have a small business selling kits for woodturners and others made from Damascus steel like the pen or holder or pizza cutter in the picture below. What I am looking for is ideas of otherkits or parts that woodturners would like. Damascus steel looks so good with wood especially burls but I need some ideas for kits

 

[Vincent Vogel]

I like your pizza cutter.

 

[Wyatt Holm]

Ice cream scoop, Alaskan Ulu knife, letter opener.

 

[Will Armstrong]

I have no new ideas for you Joel, but I think your products look great!

 

[Joel Axenroth]

Letter opener kits were my first I have over a dozen different ones in multiple sizes and styles

I like the ulu knife idea. Lately I added a war hammer and am working up a matching axe both for turned handles

 

[Steve Tiedman]

An observation about striking tools (hammers, mallets, axes, etc.) with round handle holes- with time, the striking forces can cause the head to rotate on the handle. Out-of-round holes, with a handle carved to match the hole and then also wedged in place, will keep the head and handle in the proper alignment for years to come.

 

[Russ Braun]

I like your steel war hammer….what about making a two sided hammer….both ends hammer functional…perhaps one side small and one size like what is shown. A Mallet style. That’s a cool hammer!

 

[Steve Bonny]

Who uses pens and letter openers any more . Joking a little......
Anything for our more digital world you could come up with?
Cellphone holder / charger
Wireless mouse

 

[Joel Axenroth]

An observation about striking tools (hammers, mallets, axes, etc.) with round handle holes- with time, the striking forces can cause the head to rotate on the handle. Out-of-round holes, with a handle carved to match the hole and then also wedged in place, will keep the head and handle in the proper alignment for years to come.

Excellent point I had never considered it. Not that I see these war hammers being used all that much I want them to be functional. I will incorporate the idea in the next batch

 

[Joel Axenroth]

I like your steel war hammer….what about making a two sided hammer….both ends hammer functional…perhaps one side small and one size like what is shown. A Mallet style. That’s a cool hammer!

I do have a regular hammer as well that is sort of double sided. I think some have used them as walking stick handles also. They are a heavy chunk of steel

 

[Mark Jundanian]

some have used them as walking stick handles

So there's an idea: walking stick kits.

 

[Joel Axenroth]

I have four walking stick heads, collars, a joiner, and a ferrule in development. In fact my logo Pic here is a walking stick heads

 

[Bill Alston]

A bottle opener maybe, something like this?

Bottle Opener

 

[Joel Axenroth]

I like that one thanks Bill

 

[Noel Johnson]

I know several fabric artists and there are some tools specific to sewing, weaving, felting, etc. and there are few options to get high quality tools. Seam rippers come to mind first.

 

[Bill Alston]

Another idea, a Coffee Tamper:

Coffee Tamper Kit


There seem to be two different diameters, 51mm and 53mm. My own Espresso Portafilter seems to require a 51mm.

https://cdn.axminstertools.com/media/downloads/110894_manual.pdf

 

[Joel Axenroth]

Lot's of good ideas thanks

 

[Paul Durden]

Maybe a niche market, but what about a drawiknife , maybe carbon steel. Turn your own handles.

 

[Joel Axenroth]

An observation about striking tools (hammers, mallets, axes, etc.) with round handle holes- with time, the striking forces can cause the head to rotate on the handle. Out-of-round holes, with a handle carved to match the hole and then also wedged in place, will keep the head and handle in the proper alignment for years to come.

We are working on a axe to match the war hammer these are some in process shots. You can see we took your advice to elongate the hole