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I bought two spare octagonal boxwood handles from LV. They are the same kind used on one of the Sorby Chisel models. I like the feel of this shape and I also like that they don't roll when you put them down. They come with a small hole on the bottom near where the tang is located. Are there any tried and true methods of installing rasps into these things? I called LV and the guy on the phone said they could definitely be used with rasps. Do I remove the tang first? Any tricks?
-John

For me .. when making handles for stuff like that its pretty simple .... grind some notches into the rasp or whatever, drill out the hole in the handle and then sink it in epoxy .. havent had one let go yet.

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What if I use the "burn in" method? I heard if you only heat the tang of the rasp till it's red hot it doesn't alter it's hardness. The heat method supposedly works because when the wood inside the handle cools off it naturally tightens around the hot tang you inserted. If I do it this way then it's probably not a good idea to put epoxy in the hole too, right? I don't know how epoxy would react to a flaming hot piece of metal. What do you guys think?
-John