I made this hatchet handle from a rotten oak rocker. I used my treadle lathe to turn some beads, then a coping saw and rasps to shape it. Then I glued in a wooden wedge and filled any gaps with epoxy.
I keep coming back to look at your handle. It must have taken some time to carve. (Draw Knife?) Using that type of lathe must be neat too. Great project, you took the time to do what most (unfortunetly) would just through away.
Thanks! I just used a coping saw to get the curved profile, then just rounded over the corner edges with a rasp. Very simple and pretty quick to do actually. I went to buy a handle from the hardware store and they didn't have one, so I just made one instead.