What is the BEST handle you have for files?

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OK guys,I have a handle for files that "I" think is better than anything out there. I want to know what, if anything, you use as handles for your files. I don't care if you bought it, borrowed it, stole it, invented it, or fell on it when you were drunk.Please describe your handle material or better yet post a picture.Maybe someone else does what I do but I bet there are a lot of other handles out there that we have not thought of. What did your dad use? What about grandpa? Surely they came upwith something to keep the file tang from digging into their hands.After a while I will post a picture of what I use.If we don't share, we don't learn.
Reply:Most of mine don't have handles and the ones that do are the "push it in the slot and bang it on the bench" kind. Couple of them are more dingleberry removing devices than anything else. These have a chisel point ground on the end and the tang is kinda' pointy too.
Reply:None of my files came with handles, so I guess I'm just used to not having any.    On occasion, I slip a short length of 1/8" fuel line over the sharp pointy end section to keep from daggering my hands.   I've also gotten into the habit of wearing gloves to make it easier on my skin.There are no small projects
Reply:I don't use handles on my files, sometimes they get in the way. However, I do have an old wooden handle in my drawer that can be used. John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:have used a small tree limb with a small hole drilled in it --- and also used a dryed corn cobb and or coarse used the wooden handle bought from store, made for round files used on chain saws still have some OLD handles that were my grand dads  made of rolled paper an old screw-driver handle will work on the bigger files
Reply:Snap-on file handles ,, They actually cut a thread on the tang of the file when you screw it on ,, they dont fall off like the old wooden handles ,,
Reply:Some good one so far but nobody has named mine yet. Maybe a few more handle ideas and then I will share mine. I would be interested if anybody switches after they see what I do.Not putting a handle on the file is a problem for me. I get callouses VERY easy and filing without a handle gives me a huge callous in the palm of my had, right at the crease.Handles prevent this so I am in favor of them.
Reply:no handles. They just come off anyway
Reply:oh  we gota guess  i see a golf ball
Reply:Yes, a golf ball.Drill a hole and pound the ball on with a mallet or hitting the workbench with it. There is a long rubberband inside and it grabs the tang really well.The ball fits right in the palm of your hand and is small enough that you don't have to grip it. It just "Rides" in there effortlessly. And in my case no callouses to cut off.They hang really easily also buy having loops of string hanging from an edge shelf, just put the ball through the loop and let the file hang there. Does not work well on little files but the big one hang very well.BobLast edited by Bob Warner; 09-12-2006 at 03:25 PM.
Reply:I have some with REAL file handles.  They make interchangeable inserts that fit different file shapes and then the file handle slips from insert to insert.BUT, most of my files just have a big electrical wire nut screwed to the tang.  Works quite well to take that edge off.
Reply:Golf balls are what I use also.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:just remember..a file tang thru the hand is no fun at all.. came close a few times ..expecially if you use them on spinning metal...use a handle..your palm will love you for it.. ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Yes, a golf ball.
Reply:I don't drill them at all, I just use ones that are dirty or have a cut and hammer them on.  The tang never gets close to going all the way through.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:OK for me I like plane handles. You get a lot of control and no blisters. I usually buy worn out planes at auctions and garage sales just for the iron (good scrapper) and the handle. I have tried a tennis ball filled with foam before but the tang kept poking through. Attached Images
Reply:I'm a real bug on file handles. Nothing freaks me out more than seeing someone use a file without a handle unless, they're going back and forth like it was a saw or something. That's when I through them out of my shop. Lutz makes very good file handles. Either push on or screw on and they're cheap - $.64 to $ 1.91. A lot cheaper than a trip to the emergency room. That's what I use. Since I'm the guy who always orders the tools for the companies I've worked for because, the air heads in purchasing don't have a clue, I always have extras in the drawer ready to go. If you like the golf balls, go for it. I'm glad that your at least using somthing.                                                                       Dave Lee