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Weighted Tool Handles

Personally I think they are completely unnecessary. If you move the tool rest rest into a proper position, the weighted handle is a waste. I dumped all the lead out of the one I bought and never put it back in. Now at 73, I don’t need more weight that causes more hand fatigue.
 
I'm not sure the weighted handles, the metal handles filled with shot, make much difference. But, a wooden handled tool with the end drilled out about 5-6 inches and poured full of lead will almost always land on the end of the handle when it rolls off the lathe. ;-)
Now thats wisdom :)
Handle never really owned one, thought about it a few times, never got any further.
 
I'm not sure the weighted handles, the metal handles filled with shot, make much difference. But, a wooden handled tool with the end drilled out about 5-6 inches and poured full of lead will almost always land on the end of the handle when it rolls off the lathe. ;-)
Wood is good! I do not care for metal handles on turning tools, just a personal preference. Ash, white oak, and hickory make great handles.

But in all seriousness, I used the lead idea when I made a chess set in the late 90s. Drilled out the botton of each piece about 3/4" deep with a 3/8" bit, put a glob of epoxy in the hole, poured in small lead bird shot, and capped it all with another glob of epoxy. Worked great, all were bottom heavy and not tippy.

During covid I started another chess set (started...) and this time instead of lead, I was epoxying a 3/8" x 3/4" long (maybe 1" long) bolt into the bottom of the pieces with the same result. This required a 2-step hole to accommodate the bolt head.

For wood handled tools that like to run away on the bench, a couple-few hand plane strokes onto the fat rounds on the handle can slow down their getaway. And the resulting facets improve overall grip on the handle (something many of the metal handles share).
 
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