Whittled a cedar handle, not great

[Walchit]

Started trying to make a couple handles today so I can give my buddy this kettle I'm fixing up.
The little channel on the bottom part is pretty difficult, and I went a little far with one hole. Ended up throwing it on my chimney.

[PotsieWeber]

Maybe not great, but definitely not bad. 

[HoosierKettle]

I like it!


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[Walchit]

I need better tools, maybe a table saw would cut that notch for the bottom piece? Maybe cut a flat edge on my board then run the whole length of the board and cut the pieces out of that. I stabbed myself in the thumb with the chisel. Lol. It still looks better than the plastic one, and it matches my cold smoker handles.

[Walchit]

I stuck a piece of twig in the hole I drilled through, and polyed it in.

[LiquidOcelot]

I need better tools, maybe a table saw would cut that notch for the bottom piece? Maybe cut a flat edge on my board then run the whole length of the board and cut the pieces out of that. I stabbed myself in the thumb with the chisel. Lol. It still looks better than the plastic one, and it matches my cold smoker handles.

I made one using a small square file, hack saw and my dremel with a sanding wheel.

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[Walchit]

You used the square file to do the recessed area on the bottom? Or the Dremel? Either way doesnt sound fun. Lol. I cut the lines with a razor and tried to chisel it out, a bench vise or something would have helped.

[LiquidOcelot]

You used the square file to do the recessed area on the bottom? Or the Dremel? Either way doesnt sound fun. Lol. I cut the lines with a razor and tried to chisel it out, a bench vise or something would have helped.

So i used the dremel to start the recess for the handle inlay and then squared it off with the file

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[Walchit]

Left the bottom attached to the board while I chiseled out the notch on this one. Worked way better. Used a grinder to shape the bottom. This one turned out better. I used a lid handle that fell of one of my kettles to hold it. While I shaped and sanded.

[Walchit]

Turned out a lot better than the first one. Gonna put some poly on tomorrow

[Bob BQ]

Looks great!

[Walchit]

These came out a lot better. I did drill thru the bottom of one after I had it pretty much done. I wasn't really happy about it lol

Gonna give this one to my friend, let him catch the weberitis.

[Al b que]

Handles look awesome I'm in the process of making some out of black walnut picture later

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[Transit98]

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[Walchit]

Handles look awesome I'm in the process of making some out of black walnut picture later

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I saved a couple logs of walnut that I cut down. I thought about trying to hack a section out of one. I think walnut would look really good on lighter colored kettles. I might try some on my weathered warrior