File Handles Magic Trick

[@em0_tion]

That's how you push the handle in on hammers and axes too. 😉👍 We can always learn something new. 🔥

[@Griphos]

Yep. As a woodworker of decades I've done this many times. You can do the same thing by just tapping the handle on the desk top with the blade facing up. That way the inertia of tapping and gravity are working at the same time in your favor.

[@kxjewelry7809]

Another great piece of advise.. I gotta try this..

[@Flauscheloni]

I don’t often like and comment, but this time: thanks for this super useful and simple trick! I had a wooden handle that was drilled slightly too large for my fine file so I stuck two very thin slices of wood in there first and then used your method, worked like a charm and I didn’t fear breaking a delicate file.

[@DiamondMounter]

perfect

[@ronhammond4112]

This is something that I always seemed to struggle with, and this method is simply brilliant! Cheers. 😊

[@DonariaRegia]

Newtonian physics, a body at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. In this case the body (file) remains relatively stationary, compared to the handle, due to the disparity in mass.

[@malcolmthompson9848]

This is similar to how one also raises and lowers the blades on wooden planes. I agree with you 100% about how jewelers from different backgrounds can be very knowledgeable about some aspects of the trade and yet unaware of the basics of other techniques. I've been a silversmith for 45+ years and you teach me things about setting faceted gems almost every day. Then again there have been those occasions when I scratch my head and say "how can this guy never have heard of this?"

[@DiamondMounter]

Haha its fun though to learn something very simple after many years of experience

[@reidsmith9575]

I was in hand engraving school in the late 80s with a carpenter who showed me that trick. Thanks for sharing it, and thanks for your willingness to learn and share with us.

[@normantorok5919]

now that was a new one. I've heard of this trick for handles for new hammers...but never seen it. amazing, thx

[@Hydro-od2rt]

I just went a tried and it worked great I actually didn’t believe it for a minute because the hole in handle was so small but it went all the way in. Thanks

[@MsRockabillyBopper]

What an amazing trick/method, I've split a couple of handles in the past by over hammering

[@Jacobhshannon]

This is inertia and newtons law first law

[@tommybigtree7744]

Boom!

[@kxjewelry7809]

That is so awesome!! Great props to Michael for teaching you that trick!

[@RichardMerrill3Hawk]

Ooh, just got a new handle for a pointed half-round, was wondering how to get it tight and preserve the tip. Will try it!

[@captainsmokey9223]

It works I use wood hammer and not hurt wood file handle, thank you.

[@ramzessthegreat]

That looks amazing. I'll try this tomorrow on my own files

[@matiasgallardoaraya3842]

God damn it haha, never thought of it, I'm gonna tell my dad I came up with it because of a dream, he'll go nuts.

[@rachelkirker8232]

yup just did it cool. tyvm

[@rossdickinson7227]

I just got a new file, perfect timing :) thanks for sharing

[@nancyinoregon809]

That is indeed counterintuitive!

[@netcreativedesigns]

Do you think this will work with needle files? I have some long skinny handles that weren’t drilled. I drilled as much as I could but it’s still not enough to take the majority of the tang (glardon vallorbe needle files)

[@Gabriel-Abdala]

I wonder, who was the first to do this. And why he or she tried it that way.

[@chancesforchancers1797]

Yep i do this with a 3"2" bit of wood to not mark the handle

[@louisaharveyjewellery]

I have just bought a pillar file and handle from Cooksongold, but the hole in the handle is tiny - the tip of the tang doesn't even fit! Am I missing something and should be drilling the hole to fit?

[@DiamondMounter]

Normally the hole is big enough to push it in at least a short way in. If its wood just drill it out!

[@edcirimele5380]

Brilliant, made my day, thank you!

[@jaseswinconos]

I needed to see this LOL, THANK YOU 😂

[@ellenbesaris3980]

O wauw!!! This makes my day

[@jonathonalsum9063]

Cheers! 🎉

[@cjpirotelli8640]

Thats how you set axe heads too

[@micky7697]

Thanks

[@DiamondMounter]

Thank you Micky

[@carmenponcedeleon2693]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 thanks for sharing!😊

[@thomasgunter9302]

Great trick! Thanks for sharing! It even works in a horizontal direction (see the video of John Ahr of onlineJewelryAcademy) !....

[@christanner8745]

Cool trick : )

[@FridayFrida]

magic!!!!

[@janwarrington]

Holey shit !

[@full7379]

🙏

[@horsetowater]

Inertia

[@burger1113]

Witchery! Blasphemous!

[@robmellor6618]

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