On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:26:00 -0500, "George" George@least wrote:

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Can't understand the weighting. It probably has something to do with the
way I cut, where the tool is firm to the rest, and rarely extends more than
an inch or two before I move in closer. To me it's just weight I have to
bear. I'm always happy when I put down the big gouge
http://photobucket.com/albums/d160/G...Is-A-Gouge.jpg
because the next one feels feather-light. The reference coin is a quarter,
and the handle is the way I like both women and handles.

Why do people who weight the handle do it?

My guess isn't for weight or mass, but balance?

2 of my Oland tools are long bolts with the hex head intact... the one that I
made with the head cut off just doesn't have the same "feel"... YMWV


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