Rosewood Infilled Brass Knobs: SOLD OUT!
Today we are continuing the remodel of our warehouse to accommodate our new video studio. When we moved a bunch of cardboard boxes we found a shelf system stuffed with parts-some of which I think might be of interest to you. Personally, it makes me mad.
These are excellent drawer pulls and can be used for a myriad of purposes. 1/4-28 fasteners can be ordered from McMaster-Carr (this company should run the country…simply amazing.)
Here’s a pic of the the solid brass knobs infilled with cocobolo;
Here are the details;
Diameter: 21.5mm (.848″)
Height: 12.25mm (.483″)
Internal Threads: 1/4 x 28
Thread Length: 10mm (.396″)
Details: Beautiful Radial Knurl
Cost: $12.95 for set of four
Shipping: Free
Will the wood be similar in color tone? Yes, to the best of our ability.
Is there a limit of 10,000 sets per customer? Yes, STRICTLY ENFORCED–don’t bother begging.
Is this deal on your website? No. It is a blog special while supplies last.
How? 1-800-253-3332
Or? sales@bridgecitytools.com (if we have your CC info on file, just tell us how many sets you would like.)
-John
July 7th, 2010 at 4:34 PM
John,
I ordered 4 sets, and now I get to use my imagination to come up with some uses! My first thought is a custom adjustable fence for the HP-6, I haven’t had a second thought yet, but the night is young. I see that the 10,000 set limit is in force and so I thought I should give you a heads up that Peter and or Fred may try and use multiple credit cards and pseudonyms to order 20 or 30 thousand sets!
You’ve mentioned that you will be using the new space for a video studio. Do you have plans to branch out into instructional DVDs that are more in depth, or just having a dedicated space to shoot new tool videos? I for one, would “pony” up for some JMP skill building videos.
Looking forward to the next warehouse find, Rutager
July 7th, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Rutager-
Thanks for your continued enthusiasm and support. I am really glad you like my knobs…
The studio will be used for both our short little marketing clips and for longer instructional purposes.
We have a long way to go, but we will get there and I think it will be much fun and appreciated.
-John
PS: Peter is on double/triple secret tool probation until he gets his landscaping done. Fred has no room unless he expands upstairs.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Wow! Sweet knobs, John! I’m zeroing in on a landscaper, and managed to get a dovetailed box built this weekend (box is ugly, the story behind it is nice). Fred’s daughter moved out some years ago, and if he gets rid of his (godawful) entertainment center he’ll have plenty of expansion room. I’ll alert him to the knob sale.
Rutager, my impression is that John’s going to be producing “educational” not – educational – videos. I’m guessing they’ll require lubricant, if you catch my drift. Soundproofing…?
- Peter
July 8th, 2010 at 9:10 AM
John,
Peter forgot to tell me but Rutager sent me a gmail chat last night and I sent Natasha an order for four sets.
Fairly soon I will be getting rid of the godawful entertainment center and it truly is. My plan is to ship it to Peter as he seems so enthralled by it. 
Fred
July 8th, 2010 at 3:19 PM
I know I open myself up to ridicule, but I only bought one set. I know, I know: you need more than four buttons for a shirt. How am I going to keep it closed? I don’t know. But just think what a classy looking shirt it will be, what with brass-cocobolo buttons and all!
- Peter
July 8th, 2010 at 3:29 PM
John,
After Rutager told me about the knobs I ordered four sets. Yes, again you read that correctly Rutager NOT pfranks notified me.
However giving the ridiculous idea of using those beautiful knobs on a shirt I think you can see why I am now hanging with Rutager, that and he has a great last name. 
Fred
July 8th, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Peter,
It’s pretty common knowledge that most “educational” videos are made by you Californians! I do have some insider information that leads me to beleive that John and Michael will be donning coordinating uni-tards and performing rythmic gymnastics to ’80′s glam rock that will be both beautiful and deeply distrubing. Pre-order price on the DVD will be $24.95. I’m having second thoughts about my auto-order status!
Shirt buttons are a great idea, and four should be enough for you if you decide to produce the “educational” videos, since you’ll need the shirt open enough for everyone to see the gold medallion “nesting” in your chest hair!
-Rutager
July 8th, 2010 at 4:15 PM
The knobs, might also make sweet cuff links, but since you can’t take me anywhere nice, one of you fellas will have to make a set!
-Rutager
July 8th, 2010 at 5:03 PM
John,
I had another idea, I think they would look great and make some sort of cosmic statement if they were used on the doors of a wall mounted tool cabinet to hold my BCTW layout tools, or a dedicated HP-6 cabinet.
-Rutager
July 8th, 2010 at 5:36 PM
I like the way you think, Rutager. Cufflinks. I was going more along the lines of tuxedo shirt studs, but cufflinks is inspired!
As for John and Michael in unitards doing rhythmic gymnastics to 80′s glam rock … it’s disturbing. Only disturbing. Very, very disturbing. On so many levels. I think you need to send your tools to a safe place (say, my house) while you recover.
Deeply, deeply disturbing.
- Peter
July 8th, 2010 at 8:19 PM
If stereo still came with knobs like these I never would have forsaken the 2 channel world for home automation.
July 8th, 2010 at 9:01 PM
I love your idea of using the knobs for an HP-6 cabinet, Rutager. If only I had an HP-6 to put in it…
- Peter
July 9th, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Peter,
How lucky for you, I beleive that the next production run of the HP6-V2 is sometime in August. So that should give you some time to get your landscaping done, then John will take you off of tool buying probation and you can get a couple of the plane bodies and a bunch of soles. I don’t know if you oceanographers know much about astronomy, but they would refer to that as the stars linning up for you!
-Rutager
July 9th, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Heh-heh. “Knobs.” “Exotic hardwood knobs.” Hee-hee-hee-hee.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Rutager. Seriously. Can you imagine John – John Economaki of Bridge City Toolworks – putting me on tool-buying probation?!? I know. It sounds silly when you say it out loud.
Now, who could possibly put Peter on tool-buying probation? Someone with astounding power and influence. Someone with total control over Peter’s life. Someone who Peter bows to and obeys without question.
Yep. Peter’s wife.
And to put the landscaping in context: it’s more than a car and a bit less than a house. Or in another context, it’s about the cost of every tool ever made by BCTW. Like, all (and I mean ALL) of my play money.
But perhaps only for a year or two. Then I can get back to supporting other sectors of the US economy. Like, Economaki.
But my big question is: how do YOU know that BCTW is doing another run of the HP6-V2? I’m feeling very left out here. (Pout, pout)
- Peter
July 10th, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Peter,
YOU feel left out, the guy who was the only human being to ever know about a CT before the offical unveiling!
I received an email from BCTW about a month or so ago with several pretty tool pictures and their scheduled production dates. Maybe Mrs Franks has paid off someone at Bridge City to not send you any pretty pictures of tools.
Fred also doesn’t remember the email, so maybe they only sent it to us “special” people, or I might have just imagined the whole thing! John, can you confirm or deny my intelligence? (easy set up, run with it if you must!)
John has come up with some very unique business strategies over the years that have obviously worked well, but since most of his customers are men and the very definition of a man is someone who starts projects but doesn’t finish them, I think tool buying probation might just back fire! OR, get us to finish our projects!
Good luck on the landscaping, but it’s not too late to just throw down some seed and head back to the shop.
-Rutager
July 10th, 2010 at 4:29 PM
John,
I received my knobs in the mail today, seems pretty fast, like maybe you folks sent them out before I even ordered them! Am I that predictable?
Oh well, when you discover the next warehouse treasure, just send me what I was going to order!
Thanks, Rutager
July 10th, 2010 at 7:24 PM
Rutager,
As a point of clarity, you did not receive “your knobs”, you received my knobs…cool…yes/no?
-John
July 10th, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Yow! John! Are you knobless? What does Mrs. Bridge City think of that?
- Peter
July 11th, 2010 at 6:57 AM
John,
No matter who’s knobs they are, they are cool! They also have a real presence in your hands. I think they are too heavy for Peters shirt, he might knock himself silly putting it on or taking it off!
-Rutager
P.S. Shouldn’t you be back at the warehouse finding me neat stuff, or practicing rythmic gymnastics?
July 11th, 2010 at 8:38 AM
Actually, we did find something that is going to make one Bridge Citizen some big bucks…can you spell contest?
More later!
John
July 11th, 2010 at 9:24 AM
John,
C-O-N-T-E-S-T! Well, actually I copied it from your post. I Can’t wait to see what was unearthed. Speaking of contests; did Michael ever pick a winner from the scam contest, or is he too busy changing diapers?
-Rutager
July 12th, 2010 at 3:58 PM
John, et al,
I received MY knobs today and they are gorgeous. John, they used to be yours. Please pay attention to the fact that “yours” is past tense. Mine is present and future tense.
I am willing to admit that you had a hand in these knobs but that was oh so long ago, say at the turn of the century.:o
Please, never, ever, ever scar my thoughts with the very idea of John and Michael in unitards doing ANYTHING.
If it ever becomes true I will give my knobs back just to stop it. 
Contests are cool, so will you be having one with the knobs? I have to say in all honesty this is the most, nay the only time I have ever spoken to a group of guys about their knobs. That is far more troubling then the unitards.
Fred
July 12th, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Fred;
Maybe you should move to Indiana…
Floyd’s Knobs, IN
French Lick, IN
and of course Fred.
So you have the “F” thing going, why quit?
Glad you like my knobs.
See you at WIA!
–Best
John
July 13th, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Hello All,
I’ve been putzing around the shop, and whenever I come across a BCTW tool with a knob, I check to see if it’s one of these. So far it appears to be only on the MS-96. Anyone else find it on another tool?
-Rutager
July 14th, 2010 at 8:47 AM
John,
Wow, that sounds like my kind of place, not.
However, thank you for the thought. 
Fred
July 14th, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Fred;
I have an idea…
Since somebody brought up your red-headed step-child entertainment center, and you confirmed that indeed, it needs its DNA rearranged, that might be an interesting post over on our design forum or here on this totally useless blog under the heading “Fred’s Entertainment Center Sucks and Here’s Why!”
If you can take a picture without the lens cracking, post it, and talk about what it is that is bugging you (and apparently everyone who has seen the thing). An open dialog about poor design can be a great segue… then again, you just may find somebody who wants to buy it-
However, you just may get some ideas that motivate you to make a new one. This of course will require massive new tool purchases because you DO NOT want to dirty the tools that are still in their boxes…
Your thoughts?
-John
July 14th, 2010 at 4:16 PM
John,
As always your mind is far, far ahead of us lowly plebes.
This is really a fantastic idea and tomorrow I will post pictures and you will see beyond a shadow of a doubt just what true unmitigated piece of crap this thing really is and always will be. My EX-wife’s dad built this thing and when it arrived they were all oohing and aahing about it. It is nice if you like junk wood, shelves that tilt and little box like shelves that go back about two feet. You actually have to worry about a snake or something in there biting you. 
You are on, tomorrow you will see. 
Fred