Will a walnut handle tolerate boiling to remove it from the blank?

Put it inside a "Ziplock" bag to keep the wood dry. It still may not work as the wood can act as insulation so the heat won't get to the adhesive.

A band saw does a quick and easy removal of the handle.

Be safe

roger wilson Wrote:
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> A band saw does a quick and easy removal of the
> handle.
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> Be safe


unless you want to reuse it

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

Another possible way to remove the handle without destroying the handle, would be to chop the blank in front of the handle.

Then, after removing the butt cap - if there is one - use a funnel to pour boiling water through the blank to heat the glue to remove it.

You would want to leave at least a foot of blank in front of the grip to provide a hand hold while working on the grip;.

Of course this also implies that you are not reusing the blank.

The other thing that is possible if you are very careful, is to wrap the handle in a few layers of tape to protect the blank.

Then, chuck the grip into a lathe. Grip the free end of the grip in a rod rest. Then, start with a smaller drill bit and gradually work out to the inner diameter of the grip by drilling out the old blank. I have done this with success in the past. When you get to a certain point, the blank will be hot enough so that the remainder will simply come out with the bit because the heat of the drill will have made the blank loose in the grip.

For example - a picture of my lathe using a rod rest to support the free end of the grip, as I center drill the new handle for a blank.
But the same principle applies if you want to remove the old blank.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/2013 10:58AM by roger wilson.