replacement tote

have some confidence in yourself - I believe most people here would make their own - even if it wasn't broken

give it a shot - and if it doesnt work out for you - give it another shot until it does.

What better way to hone your skills , than to jump in and do it. I seriously doubt you'll screw it up, but if so it's just a little wood. The experience will be invaluable. Even failure is never really failure, because you always learn from it. I just looked at your project. If you can build that plane, there's no way you can't do a plane tote.

Shawn - I'd be surprised if Lee Valley doesn't sell replacement handles. Hartville Tool has nice rosewood handles, and Highland Hardware sells several parts.

Shawn,

I visited Lee Valleys site and cannot locate the tote plans you mentioned. Where did you find these.

Don

Don,
I found a link to them here. I think the title of the topic was How to drill a hole in a plane tote. I will see if I can track down the link for you. Here it is…

http://www.leevalley.com/shopping/TechInfo.aspx?p=63263

Thank you all for the confidence booster. I will see what I can do and post the results

Shawn - I think you should make your own. I an by no means an artisan but I made a handle for and old handsaw. I had never tried the intricate work before but it came out great. I take a little more pride when I pick up that handsaw now. Give it a shot. You will be proud of yourself.

link for handles at lee valley

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48302&cat=1,41182