New hand-drill handles

A friend gave me an old broken hand-drill. All the metal mechanical parts still worked, but the plastic handles were loose and cracked. I took a redwood branch I had collected and created two new wooden handles to replace the plastic ones. I used a wire brush to remove the rust spots and the drill is as good as new.

The drill as was given to me
The drill as was given to me
Bisecting the raw redwood branch
Bisecting the raw redwood branch
Creating the rough handle shape
Creating the rough handle shape
Grooves routed into the handle
Grooves routed into the handle
Cross groove allows washer to hold handle
Cross groove allows washer to hold handle
Gluing the top handle
Gluing the top handle

 

Rough shape of the second handle
Rough shape of the second handle
Ready for gluing
Ready for gluing
Sanded and waxed; fully reclaimed
Sanded and waxed; fully reclaimed