Thread: 23 x 180mm dia door handles

Hope the door handles are not boring everyone to snores.
Here is the latest batch of 23. 12 of them are regular ones and 11 are the same design but split turnings.
The split ones require 2 glue ups before turning. First glue up glues the 2 halves together with newspaper sandwiched between the halves.
Second glue up is gluing a sacrificial block on to the base so that the screw chuck has something to screw into.
Timber is Tasmanian Oak. It will be stained black by the client and then sealed/finished. So these are just raw timber.
DSCF4483.jpg It surprises me how well the split ones actually split once they are done. A wide sharp chisel right on the glue line and a few whacks with a hammer and bingo, two halves. You do have to make sure with the sacrificial block that it is glued as central as possible beforehand though or you will end up with 2 uneven halves. You also of course end up with a gluey newsprint face on each half that is dealt with by a disc sander.
DSCF4481.jpg Split turnings are nothing new and some folk have used them in very creative ways. It can kind of add another dimension to regular turnings if your tired of just another round thing.
DSCF4490.jpgThere was a few other bits in this order. Main item is a 150 dia handle of another design and a 60mm one of the same design in sassafras. Pardon the dreadful photography, It's been gloomy and wet here for some time and flashes always seem to give me the hebe jeebes.
DSCF4491.jpg Top view is almost passable.
For interest sakes most of the waste timber is turned from the headstock end going left........ hence the aftermath........
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