Short starter I made using a smaller antique brass door knob I got for $5 and a Traditions ramrod extension/bullet starter I've had lying around.
Short Starter using antique door knob
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Sam squanch
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I have a box of these knobs somewhere….
very nice.
Great idea! Bravo
Pretty cool and ingenious to boot. 
Good job, did you use the set screw in the knob or solder it? I have made a couple dozen range rods over the years using old brass and glass knobs, they seem to have dried up locally at yards sales as everybody now thinks they are VALUABLE antiques and have them listed on feebay for 20 bux each or even more,
This knob had an integral stem that was all part of the bottom, which itself held in place by the base of the knob being folded over. Someone had cut the stem off almost flush, so I ground the nub smooth, then drilled and tapped for the extension. The extension's threads have a slight shoulder keeping it from sitting flush, so I added a washer that also overlaps the folded egde and will reinforce the whole piece.
I have made several of these and used them as knobs on my custom range rods
Now, THAT'S recycling!
I gave up looking for antique door knobs around here long ago. Oh, I can find them but not at a price I would be willing to pay.
Nice…
Awesome, very nice! Now… do you need a key in order to push the ball down?? 
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Nice, I've made a couple out of wooden drawer pulls.
Very nice 
S.Kenton
58 Cal.
So you drilled the inside of the knob with corresponding threads to the shaft? That looks great! Is it heavy?
I like the fact that it's flat on top. Round (spherical) tops hurt my hand after so many rounds.
Yes, tapped threads for the shaft. The knob itself is hollow, so the weight is minimal.
sweet
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