Patent ID: 11964413
Assignee: THE AMES COMPANIES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing a tool comprising:
providing an elongated wood member shaped for use as a tool handle, said wood member having a first end, a medial portion and a second end;
placing said wood member into an injection mold cavity; and
injecting a molten material into said mold cavity to apply said material to said wood member medial portion and second end;
wherein said step of injecting a molten material into said mold cavity to apply said material to said wood member medial portion and second end includes the steps of:
applying the material in a molten state,
allowing said material to cool until said material is substantially rigid, and
removing said wood member from said mold; and

wherein said steps of providing an elongated wood member and applying the material in a molten state includes the steps of:
providing a wood member with a bore hole in said second end,
preventing said molten material from contacting said wooden member first end, and
wherein steam created from moisture in said wooden member during said step of applying the material in a molten state is vented from said wooden member via one of said first end or said bore hole.