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Riven Hardwood Handle Stock
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Riven Hardwood Handle Stock

Tool handles take shock along their length, so handle makers split them from straight logs of tough woods such as ash and hickory: a split follows the grain, and a handle whose fibres run end to end does not snap where sawn grain runs out. Rive the blanks green, shave them roughly to size, and let them dry before final shaping.
Oqalayo
Half a day, plus months drying

Imiyalelo

1

Cut a billet

Saw a straight, knot-free ash or hickory log to the handle length plus 5 cm.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Izigodo zomuthi olukhuni (i-oki, i-mapula, i-beech)Izigodo zomuthi olukhuni (i-oki, i-mapula, i-beech)1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isaha yabantu ababiliIsaha yabantu ababili
Ithephu LokulinganisaIthephu Lokulinganisa
2

Split it

Split the billet in half with the splitting axe, then into quarters and eighths with the froe and mallet, until each blank is a little larger than the handle.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Imbazo yokuqhekezaImbazo yokuqhekeza
I-froe (ummese wokuqhephula)I-froe (ummese wokuqhephula)
Isando SokhuniIsando Sokhuni
Izibuko zokuphephaIzibuko zokuphepha
3

Shave to rough size

Clamp each blank in the shaving horse and remove the bark and the pith edge with the drawknife, following the grain.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ibhentshi lokupalaIbhentshi lokupala
Ummese OdonswayoUmmese Odonswayo
4

Seal and dry

Seal the ends and dry the blanks indoors, spaced apart, until the moisture meter reads close to the room's level.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isivali sesiphetho (i-paraffin wax)Isivali sesiphetho (i-paraffin wax)0.1 ilitha

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Imitha yomswakamaImitha yomswakama
5

Final shaping

When dry, true the blanks with the spokeshave and store them ready for handles.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ipuleni elinezibambo ezimbiliIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
Ibhentshi lokupalaIbhentshi lokupala

Izinto

2

Amathuluzi Adingekayo

10

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