No Lathe, No Problem, Vise Handles.

[William Fretwell]

Got hold of some Hickory, one inexpensive cupped board. Cut some handle blanks, made a V jig to round them with a plane.

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Then some lumps of white oak, I drilled the 1 1/8" hole with a forstner bit then cut off the corners, over and over.
Some sanding and then had my large knobs for my large hands.

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Took off the temporary handles, added some home made rubber washers to reduce the 'klunk' when the handle drops.

I kept the tail vise handle a little longer as it has more resistance. Tung oil and done...…..No Lathe.

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The knobs have a wonderful tactile feel!

[Jim Koepke]

It is amazing what can be done with a little imagination and patience.

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[Tom M King]

Looks great to me, and especially better than the galvanized pipe with end caps on one of my vises.

[Mike Manning]

What a great idea. Looks great! I have a couple of old vises that need handles. Thanks for thinking outside the box and sharing that idea!!!

[Patrick McFate]

The color on those rubber washers makes them a nice accent. Very resourceful!

[Phil Mueller]

Well done! Love the rubber washer idea...I hate the “clunk” on mine. I’ll be using that idea. Thanks for sharing.