Wheel Barrow handle splinters

-- Bobby G.

One word: duct tape

Two words: leather gloves.

Jon

I love this tape, but for wrapping a handle there are smoother tapes that will feel better to grip and I think dirt will stick to the this make it feel worse as time goes on.

Norman, worth buying for sure, but try an inch or two before doing the whole job. It's expensive too, imo.

There is specialized tape for baseball bats and such. What about good old fashioned friction tape?

Agree with others about using gloves. If you're loading the wood...you might as well use gloves to protect your "mitts" through the whole process!

Go to a doctor immediately and tell them the pain is so severe that you can not stand it. Request some powerful drugs. Next, contact your attorney and file a law suit against the owner of the wheel barrow. You will be unable to work for at least one year due to the pain, so you should sue for one years salary plus medical costs, and emotional pain. You must not do any work from now on, or you will lose the case in court.

Personally, I'd blame Jesus for this. He's the wicked son of a bitch who caused this by making a defective tree, which was the one used to make the handles. I'd sue Jesus too......

To help prevent the splitting to begin with, you might suggest oiling the handles with an outdoor oil each year. I used Watco once a year. I also lightly sanded it in to help generate a smooth surface. I have had very good success with the wooden handles on a tool I left outside all year round. This worked for a long as I oiled the handles. The one year I stopped doing so, it split after about 1 year 3 months.

Good Luck.

and don't forget to vote the Obummer back in so you can continue being a freeloader.

Love the heat-shrink idea. Will have to try it on some of my weather- worn tools.

Not anytime, lately!

There's this invention, probably a few mellenia old, called gloves. Not jes fer yer proctologist to pull yer head outta yer ass.

nb

Sand smooth with a jitterbug and coarse paper, then slather with linseed oil, repeat as wood absorbs oil until it stops absorbing oil.

WARNING: Linseed oil left on rags can spontaneously combust.

Steve

Epoxy and smooth the handles, then cover with big fat heatshrink tubing. Tape comes off or becomes a bit messy from the adhesive. Self-fusing tape isn't tough enough to stand up.

Bush 43 did nothing to stem the tide of frivolous lawsuits and abuse of welfare. Bush 41 did nothing to stem the tide of frivolous lawsuits and abuse of welfare. Reagan did nothing to stem the tide of frivolous lawsuits and abuse of welfare.

Frankly, I don't think it'll matter who gets elected.