DIY file handles-easy on the hands

[JustWood]

This is my solution to arthritis/joint pain while sharpening. Bigger handle and symetrically designed to fit my big paw.
I cut this out of blue beech as it has smooth tight bark that does't usually fall off even when dried. Cut it so that there was a swell (crotch) at the file end to keep my hand from slipping and the angled rear of the handle fits against the heal of my palm. The diameter is bigger so that I don't have to close my grip as far as a standard file handle. This sure makes it alot more comfy on the hands/joints to hand file. I've got 2 holes drilled in the end for round and flat files. 2nd best thing about this handle is it's FREE !

 

[greythorn3]

boy that looks great i might have to try that, my hand gets all bound up when i grab thin stuff for a while also, ends up looking like a turkey claw.

 

[BobUrban]

Looks good. I use golf balls on my files and rasps and it works pretty well.

 

[ScotO]

good idea Lee!

 

[smokinj]

I got a round you can use.......

 

[LLigetfa]

I used to make them from a Y branch until I found a really good pistol-grip handle. I would reinforce the end by driving a plumbing brass compression nut onto it.

 

[LLigetfa]

Speaking about pistol grip file handle... here's a video of a guy using a cordless drill.

 

[smokinj]

Speaking about pistol grip file handle... here's a video of a guy using a cordless drill.

Thats pretty slick idea!

 

[JustWood]

That is a neat unit. I don't think files wood last long using them in a drill though.

 

[Flatbedford]

I like that big handle. My hands start to get crampy after a few minutes with a file too. Youth is so wasted on the young!

 

[711mhw]

I had my saw on the bench and all my store bought handles were busy. Also on the bench I had a tube of silicone caulk that has dried out and trying to salvage it, I cut the tube in half trying to save it. I stuck a file in the solid half tube of silicone and it's pretty comfy.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Lee, we used to even use corn cobs but they don't last as long.