Got a handle on it

[David DeCristoforo]

Somewhere around 1985 I acquired a 1/2" "Bob Stocksdale Signature" bowl gouge. It had a nice BE maple handle but it developed a nasty split down the middle. So today I made a new purpleheart handle for it. Then I used it to turn some other stuff that I don't have pics of yet. It's a nice gouge... good steel. Holds an edge for a long time.

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[James Combs]

Nicely done David. It also reminds me that I need to turn a handle for a couple of new marking knives I bought last Christmas.

[David E Keller]

That's beautiful. The purple wood and silver tool are a nice color combo.

[bob svoboda]

Nice looking tool. Great work on the handle.

[John Keeton]

David, you have style - even in your tool handles!! Really a nice combo.

[John Shuk]

Nice shape on the handle. I use a like profile on my homemade handles. Very comfortable.

[Thom Sturgill]

Nice handle, look like it fits the hand well.

[David DeCristoforo]

"...look(s) like it fits the hand well..."

It's pretty "fat" but I have pretty big mitts so I need something to hang on to!

[Ray Bell]

That looks very Nice David. Is it flattened on the butt end, or is this just an illusion?

[David DeCristoforo]

"...flattened on the butt end...?"

Nope. An illusion I'm afraid, most likely caused by my somewhat less than superior photographic skills.