Wooden Handle

[viellearoue35]

Hey All.

Check out this wooden handle I have made for my camera. It's not finished yet. I am going to have a machinist make the hardware needed to mount it to the rails in a sleeker fashion. The wood also needs some serious sanding and finishing. What you can't see is that the handle is mounted onto a serrated plate which allows you to rotate the position of the handle. If there is interest I am considering hand making these for sale. Let me know what you all think.

PS- Feels great on my hand.


Update:

Bottom photos are of the improved second version.

[Jeff Anderson]

I'd be interested to know more about the "serrated plate" - like a standard rosette? Where can you get these?

Looks really nice BTW.

[viellearoue35]

Well concerning the rosette, yes they are a pain to find. I finished the woodwork nearly two weeks ago and have been searching for the hardware since. I am going to have a machinist make a rosette welded into the bridge, but for the time being, I found that vintage bicycle seat posts have serrated plates. I noticed it yesterday and thought that will work just fine for the prototype. And it is working just fine.

[DM_rider]

Very slick. I know a woodworker (is that right? haha) so I'm going to ask if he could make me something similar because that's cool as hell.

[viellearoue35]

Thanks for the compliments DM. As soon as I have all the hardware figured out, I'd like to hand make these for fellow operators in a variety of different types of woods. Stay in touch. -jason

[ryvac]

what's the handle for?
is it a grip so you have more stability?

[viellearoue35]

Hey Ryvac,

It is a handle, used for handheld work.

[ryvac]

Cool,
it looks really nice.
would like to know more about it when it's finished.

[viellearoue35]

Thanks for the compliments.

Here is a profile of the handle. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Giganova]

This is so AWESOME!

What kind of wood do you use (and where did you get it from), and how do you cut/sand it to size? It looks so organic!

Tonight I started working on my own handle, too, inspired by the Aaton XTera camera (see pic below -- looks just like yours!). I use a piece of driftwood that I found in the ocean, which is super light weight, and will use the RedRock "micro mount" to mount it on the rails. I am thinking about buying a lens controller and integrating it into the grip (rec switch, zoom) ... how cool would that be?

http://www.redrockmicro.com/cartpics/microMount_lg.jpg
http://www.aaton.com/images/xtera1.jpg
http://www.aaton.com/galbums/cameras-high-rez/35_front.sized.jpg

[Toenis]

Well concerning the rosette, yes they are a pain to find. I finished the woodwork nearly two weeks ago and have been searching for the hardware since.

Here you go this shop fills all your rosette needs (http://www.ganter-griff.de/?cmd=normblatt&guid=b9185656-6e4c-4af0-b441-cae8619bb50a&LCID=2057&pageID=35) :)

Also those who want to make their own handles you can download vector drawings of the XTR here (http://www.aaton.com/files/xtrprod_usermanual.pdf)

The Aaton grip sells for $800 if you want to buy one.

Cheers,
T

[viellearoue35]

Thanks for the kind words giganova. It's hard work to make a handle, lots of cutting, sanding drilling etc. Send on pictures of yours once it is up. All the best.

[viellearoue35]

Hey All.

Here is an update on my handle project. It has been a while. I made a second version with a new approach. It is much improved and completely finished.

After finishing my handle I decided it would be fun to redo my Chrosziel speed crank and make a new "nub" from the same wood. Let me know your thoughts.

[Giganova]

Beautiful! Can you make one for me?