bitshird
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I recently did a trade with Neil "Wolftat" and I think I got the better of the trade, I got a bunch of Bog Oak blanks a slew of other blanks and a piece of Camphor about 1-3/4 square and about 5 inches long Neil had turned a handle for his Woodchuck Pen Pro and I commented how pretty it was. after looking at this for a couple of days I couldn't resist, I took my pen Pro, which is THE first one ever made, and sawed off the handle, In accordance will other loyal Woodchuck tool owners I made my tools handle with the tool it's self with no handle, mine is one of the old style with a 7/16 tang and this was a decent size chunk of wood. In order to use the entire piece with few or no ugly scars, I lightly center marked the back end, drilled the front end with a #6 center drill, the camphor was mounted between a dead center and a live center with the live center, the tenon was cut first at the live center end.
Then I changed to my drill chuck in the tail stock and my 4 jaw on the headstock and drilled a 7/16 hole, I changed jaws and grasped the copper ferrule I had fit with the chuck and turned this "Proper and fitting handle" it's proper because the wood is beautiful and fitting because it fits my crippled hand like no handle I have ever held.
The handles I am starting to make are much longer, this is just 5 inches from end to end, I like the control and I really want to thank Neil for such a wonderful piece of wood, I couldn't be happier if it were HRB or Amboyna,
With out further yapping may I present !!!
Then I changed to my drill chuck in the tail stock and my 4 jaw on the headstock and drilled a 7/16 hole, I changed jaws and grasped the copper ferrule I had fit with the chuck and turned this "Proper and fitting handle" it's proper because the wood is beautiful and fitting because it fits my crippled hand like no handle I have ever held.
The handles I am starting to make are much longer, this is just 5 inches from end to end, I like the control and I really want to thank Neil for such a wonderful piece of wood, I couldn't be happier if it were HRB or Amboyna,
With out further yapping may I present !!!

Yes I know it has one of the old screws, I'll put a Stainless screw and a new insert on tomorrow