Long ago, I picked up a mop handle from Home Depot just so I would have a piece of cheap hardwood for little things like bench dogs and chisel handles. When I cut into it, I got a big surprise. There was a different kind of wood inside it. It had a rectangular cross section, and I could not see any gaps between it and the outer wood. It looked like the manufacturer had done a fantastic job of putting different types of wood together.
Two questions.
1. How?
2. Why?
I assume this thing is Chinese. How did the Chinese manufacturer put the wood together so cleanly? Is there a big plant over there with precision planers and jointers, turning little bits of wood into big ones so they can make mop handles?
Why would they do this? Seems like they're putting a lot of expense into making a $4 mop handle.
It's pretty neat for chisel and file handles. Anyone who sees it in the shop will do a double take.
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