timo888 wrote:Karl,

On these custom lever handles and knobs from Thor, does the wood itself get female threaded, or is the female thread cut into a metal tube of some sort which is epoxied into place inside the wood?

My Cremina PF handle has cracked and I'm considering some extravagance....
Regards
Timo

HI timo,

The Thor handles I have are made with a female-threaded metal tube epoxied into the wood handle. I have them for both Tebaldi and Gigli and they work very well. Les now owns a Cremina and is very familiar with the Elektra. Send him email. He has many kinds of wood. I have a Myrtlewood tamper i love. It is less exotic that Desert ironwood but no less beautiful. I also have an ambonya Burl tamper. Same story.



KS

KarlSchneider wrote:The Thor handles I have are made with a female-threaded metal tube epoxied into the wood handle. I have them for both Tebaldi and Gigli and they work very well. Les now owns a Cremina and is very familiar with the Elektra. Send him email. He has many kinds of wood. I have a Myrtlewood tamper i love. It is less exotic that Desert ironwood but no less beautiful. I also have an ambonya Burl tamper. Same story.

Thanks for the info, Karl. These look great.
Regards
Timo