US Patent Issued to Ashley Harwood on July 21 for "Woodturning scraper handle system" (North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,109, issued on July 21, was assigned to Ashley Harwood LLC (Charleston, S.C.).

"Woodturning scraper handle system" was invented by Ashley Harwood (Charleston, S.C.), Donald Martin Zierold (Cleveland, Tenn.) and James Lawrence Lytle Jr. (Fletcher, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention surrounds a handle system configured to receive a woodworking tool intended for use in woodturning operations. A blade is constrained between two removable handle sides, with the sides being removably interconnected using magnets wherein the handle sides adapted for being separated without the need for tools. The handle system include...