Timeline for Carving a wooden handle - any rules of thumb?
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| Jan 25, 2017 at 11:25 | vote | accept | Isaac Kotlicky | ||
| Jan 24, 2017 at 23:09 | history | edited | Isaac Kotlicky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:57 | comment | added | Isaac Kotlicky | @jbord39 That's a bit of a strange assumption for you to make. I'm not refusing - I've been at work all day. | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:56 | comment | added | jbord39 | Not sure why you refuse to post a picture ... it will get you better quality answers | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:54 | comment | added | Isaac Kotlicky | @jbord39 as mentioned in the question, the ridge i'm cutting in to runs along the branch. Ergo, the handle being carved is long grain. It's maple with a little bit of spalting (but the wood has been pretty firm), so you've got wood type and quality, | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:51 | comment | added | jbord39 | But, I think the rule for sturdy wooden handle changes based on wood type/quality and how the knots align with the handle and the grain. As the simplest example consider that your requested rule of thumb does not even distinguish between long grain handles or end grain handles (long grain will be MUCH stronger). Since you mention spalting (which weakens the wood) a picture would really help those more informed give a proper answer. | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:46 | comment | added | Isaac Kotlicky | @jbord39 I was looking for something along the lines of "a sturdy wooden handle should have a radius of x to hold y weight." | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 22:26 | answer | added | Graphus | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 20:33 | comment | added | jbord39 | A picture would help a lot. | |
| Jan 24, 2017 at 19:51 | history | asked | Isaac Kotlicky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |