My wife handles most everything in the house,, that leaves me time to "HANDLE" things in the shop,,
I have a certain surplus shop that occasionally gets handles,, and when they get handles, I get the itch to handle stuff,,
This started about 1980,, when yard sales, and flea markets were a treasure waiting to be discovered,,
I could not resist a broken handle axe,, or a sledge head with no handle,, even if I did not know what the head was for,, I had to spend the $3.
I guess it was 25 years ago that I handled the two Plumb Champion axe heads,, luckily, they have been ornamental rather than users,,
I can tell the age of those handles, because, back then, the handles came with a wood wedge, and some sort of finish like polyurethane,,
Handles that are purchased now do not come with a wedge, or finish,, or do they even have hardly (if any) sanding done.
The best way that I have found to sand these new handles is with a 5" orbital sander, with about 80 grit paper to start.
That is how I sanded the handle for the cant hook that I built,, orbital sander with 80 grit, then 220 grit,, then boiled linseed oil,,
When I handled the Cut-Devil railroad tool head, I did not think about sanding the sledge handle,, I guess I have to go back and fix that,,
That is enough to bore you for now,, so,, tell us,,
WHAT HAVE YOU HANDLED LATELY??
I have a certain surplus shop that occasionally gets handles,, and when they get handles, I get the itch to handle stuff,,
This started about 1980,, when yard sales, and flea markets were a treasure waiting to be discovered,,
I could not resist a broken handle axe,, or a sledge head with no handle,, even if I did not know what the head was for,, I had to spend the $3.
I guess it was 25 years ago that I handled the two Plumb Champion axe heads,, luckily, they have been ornamental rather than users,,
I can tell the age of those handles, because, back then, the handles came with a wood wedge, and some sort of finish like polyurethane,,
Handles that are purchased now do not come with a wedge, or finish,, or do they even have hardly (if any) sanding done.
The best way that I have found to sand these new handles is with a 5" orbital sander, with about 80 grit paper to start.
That is how I sanded the handle for the cant hook that I built,, orbital sander with 80 grit, then 220 grit,, then boiled linseed oil,,
When I handled the Cut-Devil railroad tool head, I did not think about sanding the sledge handle,, I guess I have to go back and fix that,,
That is enough to bore you for now,, so,, tell us,,
WHAT HAVE YOU HANDLED LATELY??
