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Four cheap ways to fatten a tool handle so it stops hurting your hand

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 20, 2026
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Every tool has two ends: the business end that does the work, and the end that meets your hand. Manufacturers obsess over the first and skimp on the second, which leaves anyone with a weak grip or sore joints to fix it themselves. In his newsletter Gar’s Tips & Tools, Gareth Branwyn rounds up cheap ways to do …

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