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    Default quick handle solution

    I found this



    on the side of the road and it gave me an idea.

    So I drilled the handle with 1" spade bit and filled with molten lead, filled over with epoxy and sanded smooth.



    a piece of steel pipe for a ferrule:



    A gouge with HEFT and INERTIA!!!!!

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    IAye - Caramba!!!

    It looks like a gladiatorial weapon!

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    I second what BobL said, but I reckon hewing away at a nice piece of timber with that would be so much fun!!
    Have a nice day - Cheers

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    GREAT Hairy slabs of kwila, Batman.... its a pig sticker....... for a large pig:eek: :eek:

    What are you going to hack with that one?

    cheers
    Any thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
    Most powertools have sharp teeth.
    People are made of meat.
    Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.

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    Double bass top.

    I did cut the table leg in half ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by contrebasse View Post
    I found this
    ....
    on the side of the road and it gave me an idea.
    The way to do it too! A chance happening, a bit of an idea and the result is an excellent tool for the workshop!
    Well done, a nice piece of ingenuity

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    gday, my father in law has been making handles out of similar turnings for a while, works well
    You can never have enough planes, that is why Mr Stanley invented the 1/2s

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