You can customise a drill press to be a very rudimentary wood lathe, and
as you're a custom knife maker I would assume you have a drill press, or
if not, get one as a drill press is invaluable for knife making.

I'm getting ready to do offset turning, to make ovoid grips.

I'm making a CNC machine next year so that I can make some precision
grips for the mass produced knives I want to make to fill a niche.


Regards Charles
P.S. You can talk to me off list about knives, or anything you need
clarification about.



Alex wrote:

I am making a hand tool for custom knife making that'll need a nice
hardwood handle with metal ferrule. Unfortunately I don't have a lathe
to turn the handle myself.
Is there any wood turners in San Francisco who might be interested in
doing it for me? I'll provide wood. I am a custom knife maker and in
return can provide you with my services like tool sharpening etc.

Thanks,
Alex