Winding Sticks Epilogue - Fixing a Screw Up: Part II - Fixed

Yesterday I realized that I really can't be happy with a giant gap in one of the inserts for my pair of winding sticks. I decided to fix it. I'm happy with the results:

I left the new insert clamped up overnight. Today I removed the clamps to inspect my handywork.

This looks more promising.

I left the two winding sticks in direct sunlight this morning for 1/2 hour or so to see if it would darken up a bit.

After I got back from doing my things this morning, I shaved the insert flush with the winding stick.

I'm pleased with this.

It's not perfect, but it is much better.

On went some of my special home-made BLO, and I am in business. This linseed oil is phenomenal. The best I've yet used. I'll definitely have to make some more.

Very nice BLO.

After all was done, I noticed the mystery wood that was in the sun was already remarkably darker than the new one.

Above with a suntan, below without.

Over time I expect the orange wood will turn a nice, rich color of deep brown. It should work great.

Here it is.

In case you wondered what to do with these sticks, they are for measuring twist in a board you are planing.

In use.

Notice that I just set them on the stick I am planing (using the center dots to help balance them there faster). Then it is just a matter of lining your eye up to see if the outer parts line up like in this video:

They exaggerate the twist in the board to let you know where you should focus planing in order to make the board truly flat. This stick I am testing is a real-world example, and the exact reason I felt I needed these winding sticks. Now I know where to plane to get it flat.

If you would like to read the post about the construction of these winding sticks, click here. Next up: more work on the brown oak Shaker side table.