Thanks for all the replies on handles and Buck Bros. lathe tools in general, bot
h on and off list!  If nothing else, I'm reminded to look for tool catalogs and 
reprints as a source of info.

Here's what I came up with yesterday for a handle.  Hard maple, 18" long, copper
 ferrule:

http://maxwells.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Tools/i-gCLnWJG/0/L/IMG3442-L.jpg

I'm not entirely happy with the aesthetics of it, but I think it'll work.  Now t
o sharpen this sucker up and turn a handle for the skew...

Adam
Port Angeles, WA

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