screw driver tips + handel how does this happen

[Ron Petley]

I bought a set of these, price was right sounded good at the time:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,250,43243,50237&p=6498

So they have been sitting around for a while and have not built themselves into anything usable, so much for spontaneous generation. Might need a sprinkle of Toadflax or is that for Mesothelioma, I can never keep these two straight in my mind. My grade 3 teacher was right but she is dead now so she will never know, must have been Mesothelioma.
It might be a simple fix but I keep thinking with the flanges on the ends how do I get them into a piece of hard maple without them splitting apart, If I just pound them in will the wood split.
If you are thinking use some other wood that does not split I can do that too but just in case any other ideas.
Cheers Ron.

[Jim Koepke]

Did you get the set of drill bits to go along with the shanks?

BTW, for some reason the link you have did not work for me. I just kind of figured you were talking about the screwdriver kit.

jtk

[Ron Petley]

Yes, same as these but no handle:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32219&cat=1,43411,43417

They have little flanges on them to prevent them from turning in the handle.
No I did not get the drill bit I figured I have lots of those, I have the right size but would the flanges split maple if I push them into the hole.
Cheers ron

[Ron Petley]

Jim maybe this will work:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?cat=1%2c250%2c43243%2c50237&p=64983

Ron.

[Chuck Nickerson]

A friend of mine did this. Three things eliminated splitting.

1. Put the ferrule on before driving the shank home.
2. He used a grinder to 'point' the leading edge of the flanges.
3. Think grain orientation, as you would with cut nails.

When in doubt, try some without glue on blocks of maple before you've gone
to the effort of shaping the handle.

Chuck

[Jim Koepke]

Jim maybe this will work:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...c50237&p=64983

Yes, that one works.

My thoughts are the same as Chuck's.

Another thought is if you have a drill press is to drill small holes at the outside before drilling the main hole for the shaft.

jtk

[steven c newman]

I seem to remember that the "old-timers" would just heat up the shaft, and burn their way on to a handle. One could make a hook like device, and pull it along to cut a groove on the inside, after the main hole is drilled. Thinking a Crouchet hook, tip filed sharp and hardened up. Slide the "tool" in, and then drag the point out, and cut the grooves that way?

[Rob Fisher]

I seem to remember that the "old-timers" would just heat up the shaft, and burn their way on to a handle. One could make a hook like device, and pull it along to cut a groove on the inside, after the main hole is drilled. Thinking a Crouchet hook, tip filed sharp and hardened up. Slide the "tool" in, and then drag the point out, and cut the grooves that way?

I believe it is The Schwartz who recommends heating up the shaft of drift pins right before driving them into the wooden handles to make drawbore pins.

http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/cSchwarz/z_art/drawBoring/drawBoring4.asp

about a quarter of the way down the page. I imagine this should work for the screwdriver shafts as well.

Rob

[Ron Petley]

Thank you all, a combination of these tips should get me their, it was a oops moment when I bought them me thinks hey screwdrivers no problem, later on a neuron fired in the gray matter but clearly not enough to be as cleaver as you guys.
Cheers Ron.

[Derek Cohen]

I made up a set ..

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Screwdrivers/Phillips1.jpg

.. using the boxwood handles (for chisels) from LV ..

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Screwdrivers/Phillips3.jpg

Boxwood is Hard, so I ground back the tabs a little. "Sharpen" them so that going into the handle is easier than coming out. Drill out first, then hammer them end down (onto a block of wood) with the ferrule in place.

I only needed the Phillips heads as I others ..

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Screwdrivers/Phillips2.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Ron Petley]

Wonderful looking set Derek, as well as looking like they will fit in the hand well.
Cheers Ron.