Thanks, Mike - it was great to see the process from soup to nuts. Love the result!

Why do we even buy handled tools? It's so easy to turn our own and they would be custom fit too. Thank you for sharing.👍👍Have a great Holiday and stay safe.🙂🙂

Thank you Mike!

Great handle Mike.

Sweet 😋

Hi Mike turned one to ur spec what a cracking little handle 👏 Ian

I just watched your tool handle video. You did a fantastic job on this. Another well done and greatly appreciated video. I really appreciate your style of presentation. I did a handle extension for my Laguna 1216. Man oh Man did that help me out. I turn sitting in my wheelchair and anything that makes tasks easier or safer for me is excellent. You are a solid mentor and I am grateful. TS

Nice! Tool handles are a project that keeps repeating. very useful

Another way to drive the tool into the handle is to bang the handle down hard on something solid. That way, you don't risk damaging the tool tip. Concrete floor works fine.

Nice job

Turning new tool handles is both enjoyable and useful. Well done!

thank for sharing your vidoes wanted to wish you and family merry christmas and happy new year .

Mike I hope the are more suitable/functional for you, in any case they look a lot better. Thanks for the video. Cheers, Tom

Great topic Mike. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you and yours Take Care Cheers my friend Harold

I like the storyboard. Good idea. Nice video!

Mike.. tractor supply, look for collets near the 3pt hitch stuff. They are steel collets used to stop shafts from slipping off the face of a bearings. They have a set screw and make dandy replacements for pipe couplings. And best of all makes your tools quick connect.. I am on my third 1inch Carter and son skew on one handle using this setup. Best is they come in all sizes.

Great point about not needing epoxy or glue. The wedging pressure of the wood fibers is more than enough, plus you can remove the handle without totally destroying it. Merry Christmas!!!

Mike would an easier way to change the profile of the handle have been to insert the steel end through the chuck and tighten down on the Farrel and bring up tail stock suport. Turn to shape and finish? A lot less steps. But I do understand wanting different handle. Thanks for your tips

Great little handles Mike.

Great video always Mike! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

As always, a great video. The only thing that I do differently than you is to drill the hole for the tool tang before I turn the tenon. With the cone center in the hole, I'm guaranteed that the tenon will be concentric with the hole.

Great job Mike! Have a happy Christmas and New Year!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎

Love the shape of that handle! Hey Mike are you going to be at the AAW 2023 in KY?

Another excellent video Mike! Was the last step just wax on a buffing wheel? If so, what type? Thanks so much.

Hi Mike, just finished watching your thread chasing video and I wondered how long it would be before you replaced those Sorby handles. 😃 Anyway thanks for another very useful video and one I've personally needed help with for a while. PS, I'd love to have that cardboard "Mike" to keep me company at the lathe. 😄

I do have a question. On a video you did you made a round knob for a handle of sorts. Perhaps for a knock out rod? You used a texturing tool. Then did a veegroove on each side then burned a line. What texturing or chatter tool did you use? Last! You used a copper wire to burn the grove or line. Can you use different gauge of wires to burn lines? I was going to buy a burn wire kit. But at $50 bucks….. can I save $$ and use copper wire? Thank you. TS

Why do you need a ferule?

Wieso benutzt keiner eine Feile, ist wohl zu einfach.