Mobyturns
18th December 2013, 07:46 AM
Cracked ferrules on tool handles.
I am requesting the help of WWF contributors / readers and their contacts to assess how many instances there are of cracked ferrules on any brand of purchased handled wood turning tools. I'm very interested in instances where the cracking is present on brand new tools or tools that have had very little or no use since purchase and have been stored well.
I know of several very reliable instances where the tools from prominent manufacturers were purchased with the crack present. In my instance the crack has developed since purchase, and not from use, with the tool being stored in a very dry fully enclosed garage / workshop. If anything I would have expected the ferrule to become loose from timber shrinkage rather than expand sufficiently to crack the tool ferrule. That of course depends upon the manufacturing & destination environments and the tool handle timbers original moisture content etc.
In my instance I have contacted the manufacturer and have had a very prompt reply. They have been very responsive pointing out their "tools carry a life-time guarantee so anyone who has a split ferrule should contact us and we will replace the handle free of charge."
“Please remember we produce tens of thousands of wooden handled tools and the percentage of tools that are reported with a split ferrule is extremely small.”
I am requesting the help of WWF contributors / readers and their contacts to assess how many instances there are of cracked ferrules on any brand of purchased handled wood turning tools. I'm very interested in instances where the cracking is present on brand new tools or tools that have had very little or no use since purchase and have been stored well.
I know of several very reliable instances where the tools from prominent manufacturers were purchased with the crack present. In my instance the crack has developed since purchase, and not from use, with the tool being stored in a very dry fully enclosed garage / workshop. If anything I would have expected the ferrule to become loose from timber shrinkage rather than expand sufficiently to crack the tool ferrule. That of course depends upon the manufacturing & destination environments and the tool handle timbers original moisture content etc.
In my instance I have contacted the manufacturer and have had a very prompt reply. They have been very responsive pointing out their "tools carry a life-time guarantee so anyone who has a split ferrule should contact us and we will replace the handle free of charge."
“Please remember we produce tens of thousands of wooden handled tools and the percentage of tools that are reported with a split ferrule is extremely small.”