Bob Douglas Awl And Barry King Handle

[Josiah]

I am planning on purchasing a bob douglas awl needle, but I cannot justify the 75 dollar price tag for the handle. Barry King has handles for less than half the price of a Douglas handle. The Douglas awl needle description though says that it is specially designed to fit in Douglas handles, so I am wondering if it will fit in any other handles. Thanks for the help.

Edited November 16, 2012 by Josiah

[electrathon]

I have a Barry King handle on my Douglas awl blade. Fits just fine.

[Art]

Handles from the "Bear Man" fit the Douglas awls perfectly. They come in a variety of sizes and have a collet especially for the Douglas Awl Blades. The Douglas handles are nice but a tad pricey, the Bear Man handle fits my hand a little better as when I bought it at a show (IFoLG 2012), I had a few different sizes to choose from. For harness awls, I have both and use the Bear Man most of the time. For Inseaming awls (you use these to sew the insole to the welt and upper), I prefer those made by Dick Anderson of Thornapple River Boots.

Art

[BearMan]

Hi, Josiah, Thanks Art,,, I'm glad you like them so much!

Here are a couple picyures of the Awl handles I make,,, I made them to fit snuggly in the palm. The are set up to accept just about any blade, including the Douglas blades. Just let me know if I can help. My regular email is: polarb1717@aol.com or you can contact me on here. Thanks... Ed the"BearMan"