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Woods for thread chasing.

Out if my price range to go. Would love to see you sometime..if your ever in middle Tennessee look me up.
 
john lucas said:
Our walnut is quite soft and hand chasing with a 16tpi is impossible for me.
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Hmm... Eastern black walnut? Well maybe it is beginner's luck but today I just roughed out a box from a scrap of walnut and turned a big tenon (and mortise on other half) and tried out my carter & Sons 16 TPI Thread chaser (double ended) just to try and figure out a technique... Wonder of wonders, I nailed it first try and have a box and lid that thread together to a nearly invisible seam... I don't have photos yet (tomorrow after throwing on a coat or poly today) but I can attest that while they might not be very pretty , and probably could be far better, that piece of black walnut took the threads with no trouble... It's the first time *EVER* I even tried to do threads in wood , and that thread chaser tool has been sitting around for the last 5 months since I bought it (just never got around to trying it) and they seem to have worked rather well. Edit: Added photos. - They're not pretty threads, but they are functional and do the job - so I feel like it ain't too bad for my first ever hand chased threads..
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I have a few pieces of walnut, I'll give the side grain a try. Thanks
 
Dean Center said:
Anyone have a source for 10 tpi, or similar size, chasers?
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Packard Woodworks has 10 tpi chasers and they are really nice people with good service. If you like diy projects, you might consider making chasers. If you can anneal and harden carbon steel, the rest is fairly easy. It's much better to try now than in the winter. All of my chasers (which are homemade) have cut very nice threads in wood, acrylics, solid surface counter top material, brass and aluminum with no adverse effects. Good luck.
 
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