Making a Wooden Knitting Needle

[needlepointteacher]

beautiful work!!! Would love to own a set. Keep up the great work.

[sweethoneythoughts]

P.S. I love my crochet hooks! Truly one of my most treasured and useful items!

[Karmaslaugh]

Too cool, thank you for sharing your craft, I kept expecting you to get a splinter! Good thing that didn't happen!

[cleopatress]

wow! it's amazing how much work you have to put into making just one needle. i can see that you make them with love and care. thank you so much for sharing the process! it's fascinating. if i lived nearby i'd apply for an apprenticeship.

[MatrixOfDynamism]

so much metal gets wasted just to make a single needle? is it recycled?

[sssssbooom]

I love to watch other people use the lathe. Just to see how different every one is. Do you make much money make these? I make pens for fun I would love to sale them but people aren't interested in paying $20 for a pen. lol

[TheVeiledCatholic]

If I had a pair of those knitting needles...I would value them more knowing how hard he worked on making them

[jkboller]

I love my knitting needles and hooks by Jenkins...lovely tools that make my knitting or crocheting that much more enjoyable.

[bookofchange]

I'm fascinated by small turnings... I think I might need smaller tools though. I was interested to see that you used a chisel. Should I experiment on the lathe (for textures as sanding) with random stuff I pull out of the toolbox? I imagine it's all safe as long as the wood doesn't splinter and explode. ;]

[Poodlezilla]

I adore Jenkins needles. I knit with his larger size circulars and I'm able to make fantastic rugs. It makes my art better when I'm able to use such a beautiful piece of workmanship to create. Thank you, Ed Jenkins!

[shawnhawkins]

Dang dude, editing is sometimes a good thing. I thought maybe you were going to show us how you sweep the shop up too. Cut out some of the needles repetition.

[JenkinsWoodworking]

I decided to stop ignoring your comment in order to clear misconceptions.

Much editing went into the video. Over 7 minutes of lathe time in shaping the needle was edited out condensing it more than half.

The purpose of the video is to show what it takes to make a small knitting needle on a lathe. Many of our customers assume I use a machine that spits out the needles sorta like a pencil sharpener.

[sweethoneythoughts]

@shawnhawkins

I'm glad this post was 2 years ago so that this woodworker can put it where it properly belongs. In the rear view mirror. I have ordered crochet hooks from this company before. It is truly a delight to see the craftsmanship in action. I thought the video was great. I would also like to make a request. Could you post a video with you making a crochet hook? Maybe also a larger size Tunisian crochet hook? Thank you.

[fidget506]

I have a pair of Ed's size 50 needles. Watching how they are made makes me love them even more!!

[JenkinsWoodworking]

Thank you!

[soapdoc]

Hmmmm, looks like you might have done this a time or two in the past, Ed! Exquisite!

[IBLV2]

A true craftsman! Can't wait to see our mantle.

[amedzeki]

very nice