Making File Handles
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Woodturning without a lathe - as I make a set of handles to fit a collection of old and large files I purchased in 2012 (this footage was recorded in 2013).
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I love how they went from this chaos mess of a handle after using the router. To then being a perfectly shaped file handle right before oiling them, and without showing the video of how you got it looking like that. Which would probably be the most important step to this process of shaping the wooden handles in my opinion. Just food for thought…thanks for sharing!
From memory, I think it involved lots of sanding by hand. Wasn't much fun to do, probably not much fun to watch! But thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. I have a lathe but no bandsaw you have given me an idea of how to make a square end by the file and then turn a round handle for it. Great work.
+Dirk Mitchell Thank you, Dirk. I'm glad you feel inspired to overcome the obstacle of not owning a bandsaw. :-)
Handles are seldom glued to files, you never run a piece of metal that close to a router, and the chamfer to make the handles round should have been done before the handles were cut to length, and file handles normally have a ferrel around the base of the handle where the file tang enters the hole to prevent the handle from splitting. You are very inventive in your problem solving, great work on the handles!
+Bill Sutherland Thank you for your comment, Bill. I mainly glued them in place because I've seen too many files with the handles missing and sharp tangs left exposed - ferrules would've been a fine option but it wasn't an idea that crossed my mind. I realise I took a risk with some of the machining operations but one thing I will always love about working with wood is that there is rarely ever only 'one way' to approach a situation. :-)
I expect the table saw would cut square ends on the blanks better than the band saw. With square and flat end faces, the blanks would stand stable and vertical on the drill press, and the long drill would cut square into the blank. Good video. Thank you.
Thank you, Fred. I don't remember whether I had a table saw when I made this or which model it might've been.
Beautiful looking handles Olly. Great to see you have a workshop again. All the best. Rod.
Thanks very much, Rod - but I should point out that this is something I filmed about a year ago in my previous workshop. :-/
This was made many times more difficult than it should have been.
+Blake Hahn But I am sure he had a lot of fun while making them :)
+No Remorse I certainly did. ;-)
I guess that's all that really matters.
Un-conventual indeed.
I like you. For I too am a out of the box thinker...Beautifully done !
You earned yourself a new subscriber :)
Thank you very much. :-)
They came out really nice Olly. Really impressed. They look like they have been turned (to a non-turner I guess). Good to see you getting back into the shop. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks, Alistair! Yes, I was also pleased with how well they came out. There's plenty more to come - although I should point out that this was filmed a year ago and in my previous workshop.
Nice job Olly, I am going to be making some of those soon. Thanks.
Thank you very much, Linn! I look forward to seeing your video.
I have absolutely no idea why handles aren’t normally glued to files, besides the fact that the file will out live a wooden handle. But both will outlive me so that doesn’t concern me. However, if anyone could enlighten me I’d be really interested.
Well done on showing a 'no lathe' approach to making handles, I found it extremely useful. May I ask if they are still holding up several years later? My thought is the epoxy will go some way to holding the wood together.
A good video, thank you.
Thank you very much, Mark. I've come across too many handles that either fall or have fallen off so, it baffles me also.
They don't get very much use but they are holding up well. If anything, they might benefit from a light sanding and fresh coat of oil.
Thanks for watching and all the best.
Olly Parry-Jones Thank you for your reply.
I think I would have shaped the handles before setting the files, but, to each his own. They came out looking nice.
Thanks for your thoughts and for watching, David. Yep, that's one of my favourite things about working with wood - there's always more than one way to solve a problem! :-) I chose to do it in this order so that I could 'more safely' machine them on the router table.
very good..I also like the cables neatly tidied up with each sticker..
+Apaleytos Agnostopoulos Thank you! :-) I've done the same thing around my home as well. It saves a lot of time and hassle.
Those turned out nice. Great job!
Thank you, Joshua!
hey mate, old video i know but surely you would have a lathe in that shop? would make handles a lot simpler than this. good video though mate stay safe
Thanks for watching. I wanted to challenge myself and do something different.
love the handles olly,as you said you dont have a lathe but you do have a bench drill,you could have placed a small threaded bar into the end of the stock place the bar into the press and with a skew chisel turn the handles,use the press as a vertical mini lathe cheers malc.
malcolm oxley Thank you very much, Malcolm! I'm glad you like them and I also agree that yes, I could've effectively turned them in a pillar drill. I love how there are so many different ways to get a job done without a specific tool. Thanks also for subscribing!
your'e welcome Olly,there are loads of great ideas out there
They came out nice!
Thank you very much! :-)
Very nicely done.
Thank you, Barrett - and thanks also for subscribing! :-)
Those turned out nice!
+Gene Duckett Thank you, Gene! :-)
Ahhhh, cringing at the method! Lol. Tangs should be all the way in as well, and glue is not needed if fitted properly.
Thanks for watching. Some of my methods don't appeal to everyone but the handles came out quite well.
Those turned out really nice! I have about 30-old files to do this to. What type of wood did you end up using? I love the Danish Oil finish, turned out wonderfully!
Thank you. I used English walnut here. I wouldn't normally use something as expensive but I had small offcuts that would otherwise have gone to waste.
Most tool handles, I think, are typically made from beech, ash and sometimes hickory.
great video Olly i hope you get back to making videos and showing us new comers how its done (wharts and all) hey olly is there a men in sheds project near you, that would be great for you to do your projects if there isn't one why not start one
Thanks, Eddy! I still have a lot to upload from the footage I filmed last year. There does indeed appear to be a Men's Shed Project on the other side of Bristol but it looks like it may only be open on Wednesday mornings. Recently, I've been able to estimate that I might one day be able to rent a workshop for as little as £200 pcm. Right now, that's unaffordable but I'll look in to ways in which I might be able to fund it (of course, I'd need extra cash to purchase timber and tools on top).
Hope all is well with you.
all good here thanks Olly contact the shed project maybe there is someone that could share a space with you good luck
Wow very nice
Thank you very much, Tom!
They came out nicely, I have to say it's a little sad watching you in your old shop, without any news of a new one on the horizon. Any news about that?
Thanks, Rick. I'm going to hold fire until the spring now but I've recently become aware of a couple of places nearby that may be affordable... I really want some time to change my job and direction before I settle down again.
Good stuff! :-) Good luck with which ever direction you move towards. I hope you decide to stay with woodworking, it would be a shame to see your talents lost to another field.
Thanks, Rick! I'll have a workshop again some day; I just feel I'd prefer to have it alongside my own home and working away within my own leisure time, as opposed to the stress of turning it in to a business.
Great video, and a different way to make tool handles Olly, without a lathe.
Hope you settle down again soon mate, it all takes time :)
Cheers
Mike
Thanks very much, Mike! Time, indeed. I have a better idea of the costs that would be involved. Now I'll take the time to figure out how I can muster up the extra revenue.
Those handles look great
Thank you very much, Gary! I hope to have another woodworking video out this month.
segun mi opinion particular.. todo iba bien hasta la pega epoxic. pero el golpear con la mesa no es lo mas practico. y hasta donde se no se hace así. lo ideal es hacer una accion de golpear con un martillo la parte de atrás del cabo y por inercia la herramienta penetra en el futuro cabo...
+Jose Felix Sanchez Bellorin Thank you for your comment. :-)
Nice result. Funny how many power tools you used though! Belt sander, drum sander, band saw, router.
Yeah, some people hate that. :-P But if they had access to the same kit, they might do the same.
Thanks for watching.
Olly, why did you not start with broom handles? and this would save a lot of work.
Colin in Northern Ireland
Hi Colin - that's an interesting thought that had never occurred to me. It would've saved time but I'm not sure you could buy a walnut broom handle off the shelf. ;-)
What was the belt sander for?
To remove the marks from the knives of the planer.
Hey, you forgot the loud obnoxious music for the video, now go back and redo it with the obnoxious music. 😄 Nice work with the handles.
Thank you. ;-)
I do regret those early videos with The Music... Whenever I get myself setup with another workshop, I'll probably take those old videos down.
not good ta bang the files together
I guess I got lucky then. ;-)
I would never glue my files
Interesting. Why is that?
I believe I'd just go to the hardware store and buy a hardwood dowel for $3 c(ash is about that price for 1-1/4" ) .... about 70%
would already be shaped ..
This wasn't about filling a need for handles, more about making them without using a lathe.
@@OllyParryJones with a little bit of ingenuity a person can use a drill press ...
Dude, pllllzzzzzzz comment your videos, its so annoying without .... nice job though
Christoph L. Point taken! Thanks for watching. I have another one coming very soon; a two-part instalment. ;-)
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Sorry, but should be titled "How Not To Make Handles". There are easier and safer ways.
At no point on the title does it say 'How To'. People seem to be missing that.
Thanks for the video. I have a lathe but no bandsaw you have given me an idea of how to make a square end by the file and then turn a round handle for it. Great work.