How To Make Lathe Tool Handles

I started this process with a chamfering bit at the router table.

How to make lathe tool handles. 3 drill the hole for the tool. But once you gain some experience is there a way to make them better than the traditional method. 1 make a decision on the length and diameter the handle is to have. 2 select the blank you intend to use place it between centers and turn it round.

Sanding and more sanding. This was my goal with this specialty lathe tool handle. See a separate article. Remember this handle isn t meant to be very smooth as this would remove some gripping ability.

Fitted weighted sized and shaped to serve one specific need. Also turn a recess at the tool end of the handle to accept a ferrule to reinforce the tool holding end of the handle. I normally turn two bulbs on a handle and leave a bulge at the end so that i can feel the end of the handle without looking. Only then can you proceed to the lathe.

Finishing to shape and adding some nice details. Turn your own tool handle turning a handle is a basic turning skill but there is a big difference between a handle to hold steel and one that ll work with you and enhance your ability to make. To make a london pattern handle you first have to make an octagon. Rouging the blank round.

So everything is mounted now so let s make this square. Tool handles are one of the best first projects to try on a lathe. 4 place the blank between centers for final shaping centered on the hole you. Plus we had to make it wicked cool along the way.

Conclusion watch the video. Turning new handles for your lathe tools step 1.