ArtByCuttingJan 7, 2023
@Maker_of_Things It’s always satisfying when you bring something back to life.. What wood did you use for the handle?
Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of ThingsJan 7, 2023
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I am not completely sure what it is. It might be birch. It was an off cut from some wood I salvaged when clearing out a scouts hut about a decade ago, so it is going to be something from between 1940 and 1980-ish.
Show threadArtByCuttingJan 7, 2023
@Maker_of_Things Ahh yes from the “come in handy pile” 😊 I really want to have a go at making some handles this year. Thx for the reply.
Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of Things

@artbycutting
I like making handles from scrap woods and more so since I discovered two things. It is easier to make cylinders without a lathe then I thought, and Shinto saw rasps. Amazing tools for quick material removal.
https://www.axminstertools.com/japanese-saw-rasp-384015?queryID=579b08729611019d846f4cef15a61ff4

#SawRasp #ScrapWood #Handles

Shinto Japanese Saw Rasp - 230mm

A really great tool to use, almost impossible to clog as waste falls straight through the lattice. It is actually made up of strips of double edge saw blade material, welded and pinned to form a rigid blade 25mm wide by 230mm long, coarse on one side...

Axminster Tools
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Show threadArtByCuttingJan 7, 2023
@Maker_of_Things I got given some apple wood last year that I’ve wanted to use but didn’t have a project. Now I do. Thx for advice about rasps, out of stock at mo but I’ll get one when there back in. I had weened myself off drooling on Axminster’s site, I might be relapsing 😀
Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of ThingsJan 7, 2023

@artbycutting
Have a look on Ebay I think I saw some for sale there a little while ago.

They are best for flat and convex shapes, I just wish they made them round to work into hollows.

Fruit woods are often really nice to work with, good for carving too.

Show threadArtByCuttingJan 7, 2023
@Maker_of_Things ok, I’ll try looking on eBay. I’m trying to educate myself about types of woods. Just need time and some space.