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Everyone, this thread has exceeded my expectations by far. It's been really informative and useful. Dave455, your advice was especially great, as was you're too, IndyGarage, but really everybody's posts were great. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Thanks for your help. I am definitely...

Thanks! I haven't seen it in the store by me. Might have to go by and look for it. It sure is a nice-looking handle. Hard to believe they'd sell the whole assembly for $12. As you say, they must be losing money on it.

It's pretty unique (at least for screwdrivers). It'll be much more solid, like a single piece, but very easy to remove also. Hollow-ground for the flat-head tips, obviously. No point to machining them, otherwise. I would say thus far the response has been ambiguous, and probably leaning...

Thanks, very nice!

Oh yeah, so many cool woods out there. Check these out (no, not mine):

Cool, thanks. Great ideas. Yeah, woodworkers would like the wood handles more for sure.

Hmm, that's not Lee Valley's... where is that handle from, Ducksface? That does sound like an amazing deal.

That is a beautiful set.

Yes, true! Though you'll have to admit, that Vaco set isn't exactly in active production any more, now is it? Yeah, electronics is the only field I'd say where interchangeable shafts are still commonly(ish -- not all that commonly) seen. But nowhere else, I don't know why. It's kind of one of...

I'm confident I can! But you make some good points, for sure. I will put you down as a thumbs-down. ;) Getting lots of thumbs-down here! :D But that's good feedback, that's the whole point -- better to realize it's not that compelling of an idea before launching than to spend thousands of...

:D A good point! I am thinking that there could be a few sizes of chisels too, though. Not in the core basic set, but as an option. The metal goes all the way through to the top of the handle like a chisel (and like "perfect handle" screwdrivers, though a bit different), so it would totally...

Cool, thanks for the feedback. Yeah, it might make the most sense for young guys, starting out, who don't already have a good set (much less hundreds!) of screwdrivers.

Well, I would maybe disagree a bit with the "premium" part. But you might be right. The market doesn't care what I think, nor necessarily about alloy types and the like. If it seems premium to the market, then, well, it is! Right, and that's one of the advantages with my idea. How many...

The way my handle-shaft interface works, it will be the same as an integrated handle in use. It will fit snugly -- solid, no wobble, no play, just as if it were one solid piece. In fact, you could use them just as an integrated shaft, just get a handle for every shaft and leave them on. Yes...

Hey, thanks, L. That is great feedback! Exactly what I'm looking for.