Steve's Wooden Skittles

[seventhdevil]

as requested by pete her are some of my skittles and balls i make for the west country mainly but other areas too.

let me know what you think.

[seventhdevil]

most alleys use all sorts of different shapes and sizes.

first photo are of Gloucester pins the second are Bristol's.

[Bryan Milham]

Do you hurl balls or cheeses at these things?

Can't see them having a long life in use so plenty of repeat custom.

[seventhdevil]

most use balls (those included) but i'll state whether any other form is used when i post the pictures.

lots of sets last about two years and i'm starting to get repeat customers now.

[Martin Lawrence]

What dimensions are these please.

Cheers Martin.

[bodrighywood]

Good to see something different. Thanks Steve. How round do the balls need to be? I suspect they are not crucial having seen them being used LOL.

Pete

[seventhdevil]

What dimensions are these please.

Cheers Martin.

top pic were 10"x5" and the bottom pic were a large set at 12"x5 3/4" with a kingpin of about 15"

[seventhdevil]

Good to see something different. Thanks Steve. How round do the balls need to be? I suspect they are not crucial having seen them being used LOL.

Pete

my balls are perfectly round

i figured that if you are spending £150 on a new set you want to feel like you are getting what you pay for so they are as perfectly spherical as i can get them.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

very good traditional turning, well done.

[seventhdevil]

when doing the thread of turning your own balls i did put a link to the ball turning jig i made but now i know how to resize photos here it is again.

[seventhdevil]

here is the process in pictures.

[seventhdevil]

here is a wider shot showing that i use a long metal rod for leverage.



any questions?

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

This is good Steve, thankyou for posting. Question, how big a cut can you take with this jig?

[seventhdevil]

if freshly sharpened i can take up to 1/4" but i risk spinning it on the small 1/2" stebcentre i use to drive it.

i usually take 1/8" cut.

[Graham]

thats a clever jig. Might have a go at making one of those.