Screwdriver Kit -- pretty fun project

[bobgroh]

The big kicker in this thread was in finding Penn State Industries - boy, what a neat bunch of fun ideas and kits - pretty inexpensive too!! Bookmarked them for a future visit.

Thanks for the idea(s)!

Bob Groh, Kansas City, MO.

[grouser]

The big kicker in this thread was in finding Penn State Industries - boy, what a neat bunch of fun ideas and kits - pretty inexpensive too!! Bookmarked them for a future visit.

Thanks for the idea(s)!

Bob Groh, Kansas City, MO.
YES TO FUN,,,,get a few pen/pencil kits and you will never throw away a piece of wood that is larger than 3/4 x3/4 x 3 ever again!!!! They are VERY easy to make,,,,very NICE gift, and you can go from start to finish in just a short time.

[nuhobby]

Hi,

I've made a total of 3 of these for gifts to "handymen" I know. Here are my comments:

- The heavier the wood, the nicer the screwdriver! These have a balance that feels luxurious.
- For nice dense woods with beautiful grain, I like a basic bulbous handle. For plainer or lighter woods, I like fluting features in the wood.
- I've done 2 Penn State kits and one similar Rockler kit. The Penn State has more detailed assembly drawings and spec's. The Penn State also provides for the likelihood that you'll have a hole all the way through the wood -- they provide a brass top-cap to cover such a hole. The Rockler kit doesn't have a top-cap so you have to be pretty careful when setting your boring depth stops.

Happy Woodworking!

[hoagie]

I put together two of the Rockler kits for gifts this year. They were very well received. I used Black Palm for the handles which I found a bit messy to deal with, but it yielded a superior, very hard, dense handle. Too bad I didn't take any photos before the DW wrapped them up. I could post them here. :rolleyes: