Making a Wooden Knitting Needle

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

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

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. ;]

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!

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.

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.

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

Thank you!

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

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