Turning Tool Handles

Great looking handles.
I need to make some.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

nice work darrel

-- Got Wood?

These are fabulous handles Mate, beautiful timber selection
Are you going to use them LOL ::: )))))
Pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Way cool handles.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Wow Darrell those are some amazing handles really nice work.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Really beautiful work. I too need to make new handles!

-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com

Great job.

I love the handles too and have a ton of speschul wood to use. However I am still not sure how the tools are actually held in place in the handle. How do you attach them? I’ve turned brass plumbing fittings on the lathe for cane tips, (actually used the EWT carbide tip with very small cuts to remove the flats on the outside) which work great when you use an internally threaded reducing type fitting. The larger cuts threads on a tenon at the bottom of a cane and which I then epoxy, then the smaller threads are used to thread a black bottle stopper from lowes into, which I then shape with sand paper. No screws, no glue on the stopper and hold just fine, with the added benefit of being able to be replaced later down the line in the canes life.

So what’s the secret in attaching the tool to the handle?

-- Scott, Irmo SC

Scott, the tools came with a 3/8” round tang just over 2” long. They’re glued in with epoxy. Thanks all for the positive comments. I wanted something different and I got it.

And Pete, yep, they’re getting used. LOL

-- Darell, Norman, Ok.

Great job!!!

EWT’s are awesome. Stay sharp for a long time. ! Awesome handles. You’ve got a nice collection now. Enjoy !

super handles! great job & i am envious of those tools! I would like to point out that poly & lacquer will chip from handling in a shop & will then rub on your fingers & palms…a sanding sealer & wax or oil & wax…will keep the handles smooth under hard conditions..IMHO

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

michelletwo, that’s the way I’m leaning. I’ve noticed the chipping on another tool handle I made and it detracts from the looks and feel of the tool.

-- Darell, Norman, Ok.

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I know I’m a tad early with this, but PLEASE Santa….......................etc. etc.

p.s. I have enough socks, under-pants and jumpers for the time being.

Love,
Murch (aged forty-four and a quarter).

-- A family man has photos in his wallet where his money used to be.