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Irishm57 -> RE: Build a Humbler (10/29/2010 5:07:21 PM)
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I have made a made a few humblers, but not like the one shown on te wiki page. That is what i call a curved or 3 dimensional humbler. and also harder to make then a flat , 2 dimensional one like the ones i have made.
I will post a link to the style i have made but one thing i want to point there is a design flaw in the one i took pictures off. You really do not want a round hole in the center. you would want an oval or slot type hole
http://www.slavechris.com/Files/humbler/h.html
I took a piece of 1/2 inch by 3 inch red oak, 3 feet long. Cut it in half. clamped the pieces together to form a 1/2 inch thick, 6 inches wide piece of wood. 18 inches long.
I then took a compass and made a 5 1/2 inch circle based on the center point. this is the outside curve of the middle of the humbler. i then marked lines across it so each half was 1 1/4 inches wide on each half .
I then drilled an 1 1/4 inch hole in the center of it. My big MISTAKE. it should have been a 3/4 inch high by 1 wide slot or oval , then elongate to good fit. the round hole would work, but when the balls are slack, you can escape by pushing one ball though at a time through a 1 1/4 inch hole.
I then cut the shape as seen. I attached a small brass hinge on one end. on the other i used a 3 inch long brass hinge pin (they sell then in packs of 2 for like 3 bucks) , cut the hinge pin to length and drilled a hole on the end to put a lock through. you could just use a 3 inch long 1/4 X 20 bolt and use wing nuts or something on each end also.
one thing is the flat humbler will pull the ball sack further back, so you you are forced into a more bnt over position then with a curved humbler
a unique invention i made,, is a humbler stocks.. link is off my main page
edited to fix a measurement
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