Knock-Out Block Overkill

[Jeph]

I was knocking out a nib not too long ago and it looked like I damaged it. I could not actually prove that it was not already like that, but the fact that I thought that I might have damaged it was enough. I had already definitively damaged a few other nibs previously. I was able to correct all of them but that is not the point. I have a retired woodworked friend so I asked him to make me a proper knock-out block. I do not have a drill press, and the price of a large chunk of hardwood in Germany is just shocking. So I asked him the take a chunk of hardwood and drill me some nice, clean vertical holes from 7/32 to 1/2 inch in 1/64 in increments at least 3 inches deep. I was planning to plug the bottom of the holes with cork for protection and get to work.

This is what I got instead. The body is made from maple with a removable cherry bottom. There are felt pads inlaid in the cherry base. I admit that it is silly to have something this nice, but I also admit that I really like it. I was going to leave this part out, but here is a video of my friend Harold explaining my block to me. He is using the fake German accent and broken English for my benefit. I think that the accent sounds more Danish than German, but it is still somewhat humorous and if you know him it is downright hilarious.

Harold's Knock-Out Block Video

KO Block Top.jpgKO Block Side.jpgKO Block Bottom.jpg