This is the second London Pattern handle I've made, attached here to a 4 mm chisel. The cross section is scaled down from the first handle I made--it's 1" rather than the 1 1/8" used previously. The wood is white oak, chosen because I happened to have a piece of 5/4 scrap available. A wood with finer grain and lighter color would work better, I think, so hard maple probably will be the choice when I go into production mode.
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