VP Challenge

for

September 2026

Who's Up For A Challenge?



The challenge for September is to make a handle for a tool you use regularly, specifically to fit your hand.  Many of us will return from SWAT with a new tool that we need to either make or buy a handle for.  I encourage everyone to make their own handles, but it does not necessarily have to be a turning tool, it could be any tool you use regularly. It could be a shift knob for your sports car, a stock for your rifle, a bottle opener, a walking cane, a baseball bat, a pool cue, etc.. You are challenged to make a handle for anything you use regularly, but should ask what is it used for, what did you make it from and most importantly, how does it feel in your hand?

Your hands are the best tools you got, so make a tool specifically to fit your hand and it may tell more about yourself than the shape of your own hand.  Of course, I made a handle for a mug for the purpose of drinking more beer more comfortably, more effectively and in style. And also learned the shape of what feels right in my hand.