Shooting Handle

[Dr.Al]

This is my new shooting handle:



It's designed to make the process of shooting the ends of boards square much more comfortable. My low-angle jack plane isn't that comfortable to hold when it's on its side. The brass body of the handle gives something comfortable to hold on to, while the stainless handle gives something to push on when shooting:



Loosening the knurled knob allows the handle to be rotated by 90°...



... which means the plane can be stored with the handle still attached (and it also means that, when using the plane in a more conventional way, the handle doesn't stick out the side with the potential to knock into things):



This photo shows all the bits that it's made of:



The knurled nut and the main body are 30 mm diameter brass; the handle is 30 mm diameter 303S31 stainless steel. The pivot screw is made out of 10 mm square EN3B; the pin is 5 mm EN1A with an M2.5 hole tapped in the end that can be used to pull it out of its hole if required.

The grub screws are all M6 (chosen mainly because when grub screws get much smaller than that, the hex socket size gets a bit piddly for my liking).

The last part is a piece of 1 mm thick aluminium plate, which goes in between the grub screws and the body of the plane, to stop the side of the plane getting damaged.

Here's another view of the bits and a picture of it partly assembled in case it helps make it clearer how it works: