Ed Gerhard
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I know this isn't much of a turning project in terms of complexity, but I'm trying to get a longer handle on one of my roughing gouges. The tang on the tool is flat and tapered. What's the best way to make a seat for the tool? Judy recommends drilling it out using 2 or 3 different size bits (stepped), which I've done with some success, but it's still a flat peg in a round hole. Must admit it's pretty snug, but it flies in the face of my childhood training (put the square thing in the square hole, son). Somewhere I saw an elegant solution involving a lamination, with the middle piece of the lamination being the same thickness as the tang and having a pre-shaped cutout for it. Looks like something I'd like to try. Years ago when my barn was being built I had a minor complaint and the builder said Ed...it's a BARN. I guess I can paraphrase now and say Ed...it's a TOOL HANDLE. So before I go off on some long quest for tang-fitting perfection I thought maybe I could get some guidance here. Thanks for your help.
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