Anybody have plans/templates for these octagon handles?
Neighbor has asked me to replace his plastic handles on his chisels.
Neighbor has asked me to replace his plastic handles on his chisels.
Hank: I was looking for dimensions. I can handle (no pun intended) the turning.@David Turner
I thought Jimmy Hendricks did it, but he gave me this link instead - it looks REALLY good...
The guy's name is Rob Stokley and jim told me he is on IG and in the Facebook Unplugged group
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Matt: I seen this plan and was hoping for one in US dimensions. I guess I will have to get my conversion scale out for metric.This blogpost has a measured drawing:
London Pattern Chisel Handles - The Do Over | The Bench Blog
The alternate title for this post should be: Goldilocks and the Three Chisel Handles, or perhaps even, Chisel Handle Mk. III. I anticipate that this will be my last post on London Pattern chisel handles. I never planned to write this much about them, but my earlier attempts at turning these were...benchblog.com
Jim: Beautiful job !Unless you have a really dense wood I suggest turning the top knob a bit further down and then adding a ring to prevent mushrooming.
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