This section is from the book "A Laboratory Course In Wood-Turning", by Michael Joseph Golden. Also available from Amazon: A Laboratory Course In Wood-Turning.
Cherry, size determined by the handle selected.
To turn one of the handles shown in Fig. 107.
Use only the principal dimensions - that is, the length, largest diameter, and size of ferrule on the end. The remaining dimensions to be taken as a matter of judgment, and to be such that the handle will have the appearance shown. In the screw-driver handle the octagonal portion is made by leaving that part untouched during the turning and afterwards planing off the corners.

Fig 107.

Fig. 107.

Fig. 107.
 
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