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Step 18Cane Handle Broom

Cane Handle Broom
I wanted to sweep the room without walking around so much.
I've always thought a cane handle would be good on on a broom.

I found a cane that was about the same color as the broom handle.
I cut them both off at the same angle and epoxied them together with some wood dust mixed in.
That type of joint is called a "scarf joint".
As you can see from the third picture, you can barely see it if you know it's there.

It works great and is fun to use. The hook is handy for hanging it from pipes.
The handle is ash wood, which is very strong.
It's taken abuse from hundreds of people for a decade and is still going strong.
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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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