Thread: D.I.Y. Paddle Strops

Originally Posted by bongo

Hi Ed, and a Happy New Year to you.
I've thought about a handle, but being lazy, I wonder if I can find a suitable wooden fence paling to do the job with minimal cutting....

Yup that's definately lazy pine really isn't hard to cut. And moulded timber is considerably more expensive than dressed all round timber. And rough sawn is cheaper still but it's not really suitable for your needs.
Here is a thought:
You can buy brass threaded inserts for timber, put one into your bongo board, cut a piece of broomhandle put one in that and use a short piece of threaded bar to join them. Or drill a 10mm hole through the centre if the handle stopping 20mm from the end, then drill a suitably sized hole through the end to put a screw through and into the threaded insert in the bongo board.