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Date:         Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:21:02 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com>
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I have a set of mortising and carving chisels and I'm not afraid to use them. Send me a plastic knob and I will take a look at it.

Jim

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> The challenge has been laid to Bell & Felder Industries! > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:15 PM, T <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Send pictures. I have a cnc router and nice set of carving chisels. Tim > in > > san Jose > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> > > Sent: 2/11/2014 18:42 > > To: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Subject: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content) > > > > Winter doldrums prompt all sorts of off the wall requests, and this is > one > > of them. > > > > > > > > The shift handle for the Vanagon automatic transmission is a piece of > > plastic junk. Looks like crap, and 30 years of sun exposure turns it > into > > dust. > > > > > > > > I think there may be a market, all be it small, for a nice wood or metal > > version. Making one out of an exotic hardwood would be easy for a good > wood > > carver, and I'd pay up to $100 for one, and maybe some will pay more for > > custom designs. > > > > > > > > It's a two piece unit with a sliding button on one end for the reverse > lock > > out, and it should be much larger than it is to be ergonomic (you do have > > to > > shift a lot climbing hills!). I have a photo as well as the real thing > to > > send to anyone who wants to take this on. > > > > > > > > Any takers, or do you know someone who crafts wood or metal that might be > > interested? > > > > > > > > Stuart > > > > '85 Westy A/T (too much traffic here, I'm now shiftless) > > > > > > -- > Tom Buese >


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