I recently started turning wood on a lathe, and I figured what better project than a few shift *****. So, I made a few designs for gifts for my Dad's Miata, and then this morning I tackled one for my R53.

I used some scrap Lignum Vitae that I picked up in the discount bin of the wood shop. It looks nice, smells nice, and has a nice feel with a slight polish while retaining the wood look and not looking too plasticky.

What say you?

 

Nice work sir.

 

Wow, Nicely done! Might have to trade in my 2013 Automatic for a stick, so you can make one for me!

The contour looks nice , as well as the wood grain!

 

Looks like you may have a new business venture! Very nice.

 

not my style, but very nice craftsmanship.

 

That's very nice work. I made several turned ***** for my old Miata with a threaded insert, great fun. I wish someone made an insert that you could use to make ***** for the 2nd generation MINIs.

 

Yeah, making the aluminum insert for a Miata was a lot simpler than the solution I engineered for the MINI.

 

That looks good, man. What did you do to make it fit the Mini?

 

Very nice. You should start a business.

 

Looks nice. Could refine the design and sell these off. What kind of wood did you use?