Assist handles

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Decades ago I removed a row of bricks to make the step down from our carport a bit safer. Recently I added a pair of metal handles as a safety assist.

Those metal handles were functionally okay but unattractive. A pair of replacement handles started with these sapwood walnut pieces ready for priming.

So far, they feel good in use and are better looking.

 

[Dreuxgrad]

Esthetically pleasing

 

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Esthetically pleasing

1/6 of a circle is a pleasant arc.

 

[bob vaughan]

Great idea. There are places around my house that won't work for a handrail and this is a clever solution.

 

[ssmith]

Big improvement on the metal handles, and a great way to improve safety for people with mobility issues.

 

[drw]

Mike, those handles look suspiciously similar to the handles I have seen on some of your vises! Nonetheless, they look great and are highly functional!

 

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Mike, those handles look suspiciously similar to the handles I have seen on some of your vises! Nonetheless, they look great and are highly functional!

Guilty. I have used that style for several handles for various tasks.

 

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In Resources there is a one-page PDF that shows how to lay out the two arcs for this handle.