Repro Gerstner drawer pulls (Bakelite / Delrin)

[Ecosta777]

I recently got this gerstner toolbox from my neighbor. Two of the old bakelite knobs were broken off one of the drawers. I made a form cutter from some scrap steel, and turned up new ones out of some brown delrin. The delrin did not quite match the old bakelite, so I made enough to replace all of the pulls.

I intend to restore the toolbox at some point, it sat in my neighbor's garage window for years. I will replace all of them whenever I get around to doing that.

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[rock_breaker]

Those are beautiful toolboxes. A friend inherited his father's Gerstner toolbox and an older version of Machinery's Handbook, they were well cared for and now the box holds Fly tie-ing materials and equipment.
Have a good day
Ray

 

[rock_breaker]

@Ecosta777
I apologize for "high jacking" your thread.
You found a solution for a problem and your pictures explained how you did it. Excellent work.
Ray

 

[loosewraps]

@Ecosta777 What are the odds that you would be willing to make and sell enough of these knobs to completely rebuild one of my Gerstners? I don't have an exact count on what I need but it might be the same or similar model to the one you have pictured. Or I'd be willing to purchase some of the original knobs if you were to replace them all. Thanks, Jimmy