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Arno's Modern Update to the Timber Framing Chisel
I built my own timber framed home so I've done a lot of pounding on framing chisels. I would be afraid these would damage my wooden mallets. Also, I like a big handle to grab hold of.
Looks like the PVC extends down to the area where you would want bare steel to guide the blade on deep cuts.
It's an interesting design for mass manufacture, but as @no spec above alludes, I'd want field reports of it in use: what do people's hands say? The hoop has been in use for a very, very long time and it's a good solution. Barring some other failure, hooped handles (at least on Japanese chisels) will generally last until the tool has been sharpened out of existence. They're also easy to reuse (e.g. if a handle needs to be remade) or to tweak and reset (if a handle just needs to be shortened a bit due to use and wear).
having done some timber framing, the wood handles absorb some of the shock of all those mallet pounds. not sure I'd appreciate the extra vibration, but would like the extra grip material.
I'm with you on the shock absorbing. My hammers and chisels all have wood handles - have used them all for decades.