Help with wood handle

[chrysolite]

I recently bought a #12 slant logo with a great mark and smooth finish, but a very loose, wooden handle.  I tried to take the handle off to clean it, using penetrating oil and the like, and thought I had it loose.  But alas, the handle broke off at a very corroded spot within the iron shealth (i.e., no stub to easily turn).  So two questions.  First, anybody have ideas on how to get the broken shaft out?  Second, does anyone sell replacement handles?

Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

[Steve_Stephens]

I'd soak the broken on part with penetrant, drill it and use an easy out while heating the pan's handle stub.  Might work.
I know of no replacements but you might buy another, cheaper size of wood handle skillet or find something else that used the same size and length rod and substitute.  What a bummer!  Those handles usually come off of iron I think.  I broken one off on a cast alum. Griswold 8 or 9 skillet.

Steve

[Tom Penkava]

I'd soak the broken on part with penetrant, drill it and use an easy out while heating the pan's handle stub.  Might work.

It sometimes helps to use a left hand twist drill bit, available at most machinest supply, you are then drilling to the left and I have had the stub spin out while drilling.  My brother has used turned chair legs, cut to length, center drilled and a long eye bolt/washer.  Makes a unique/useable handle.
Tom

[maloney108]

Mike,

You might have a VoTech High School nearby that would have a woodworking shop.  They often have the kind of lathe that makes exact copies (it works like a key machine).  I took a broken table leg to mine and got a new one turned.  I had to provide the wood and wait a few weeks until they got to it, but it turned (forgive the pun) out real nice.  I made a small cash donation to their doughnut/pizza fund which was a lot less than the cost of getting a commercial shop to do it (most won't do one-off pieces anyway).

As to the stub, if there's not too much wood in there, a trip through the self cleaning oven would take care of it and clean the iron to boot.  Maybe lye would work too, but it'd be slower.