On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:33:06 +0000 (UTC)
Larry Blanchard wrote:

one many years ago and it's been well worth the money. The handles
are ugly Chinese mystery wood, but that's no problem for a turner :-).

thought the chinese mystery wood came from the usa

but i guess some of it must come from china


so you replaced the handles i take it

i have a cheap chinese set and i like for some things

it heats up horribly fast with dense wood but i can sharpen it
with emory cloth quickly and use it on softer stuff


have not replaced the handles as they are adequate
i glued the metal collars on as they were rattling