Getting started
I have a spatula (or burger flipper) I bought decades ago that I really like. Not sure why, but the blade is heavy enough stainless that it works very well, both on a grill or in a cast iron skillet. It came with a plastic handle, and last week the handle snapped in half.
First step was to remove the last of the plastic. A 1 inch wide wood chisel and a vise grips were the tools, and it came apart pretty easily, but the tang was pretty short. I took a piece of 3/8" square mild steel I had and banged it around, drilled a hole, and riveted it on.
That's enough of that for today. I've got four bookcases I'm finishing today too, and after I bring them into the house tomorrow, I'll mix up a batch of epoxy and join the steel to the stainless more securely. Cutting a cavity in a couple pieces of wood to get a good fit on this complicated shape might be tricky, so after epoxying the two pieces together, I may flatten things a bit with the grinder to make a simpler shape to cut in the wood. But I'm glad I extended the tang to give more support to whatever handle I decide to go with.
I have a spatula (or burger flipper) I bought decades ago that I really like. Not sure why, but the blade is heavy enough stainless that it works very well, both on a grill or in a cast iron skillet. It came with a plastic handle, and last week the handle snapped in half.
First step was to remove the last of the plastic. A 1 inch wide wood chisel and a vise grips were the tools, and it came apart pretty easily, but the tang was pretty short. I took a piece of 3/8" square mild steel I had and banged it around, drilled a hole, and riveted it on.
That's enough of that for today. I've got four bookcases I'm finishing today too, and after I bring them into the house tomorrow, I'll mix up a batch of epoxy and join the steel to the stainless more securely. Cutting a cavity in a couple pieces of wood to get a good fit on this complicated shape might be tricky, so after epoxying the two pieces together, I may flatten things a bit with the grinder to make a simpler shape to cut in the wood. But I'm glad I extended the tang to give more support to whatever handle I decide to go with.