I posted this a long time ago for guys and gals that sell their work. My wife sews, knits, crochets, makes quilts, etc. She kept complaining that the seam rippers she gets are hard on her hands and she asked me to make some for her. Immediately I thought of all those scraps of exotic wood I kept. The steel seam ripper part came from JO ANNs with a plastic handle. Pulling it out of the handle with pliers was easy. I drilled a hole smaller than the shaft and pushed it in my new handles. I have made them for her friends, I'm sure that if I tried to sell them, I could.

Those are beautiful Ron, my mom is a big sewer and knitter, and crocheter, I remember growing up as a kid there was always a seem ripper sitting on an end table or the coffee table, just depended on where she was sitting while sewing or altering. They are typically small with no leverage, I bet those are comfy in the hands.

I listened to my wife as she told me that this part had to be smaller and this part needed to grip better. I kept at it until she was satisfied. 

7 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

I listened to my wife as she told me that this part had to be smaller and this part needed to grip better. I kept at it until she was satisfied. 

When your ripping seams all day long, it's important to be comfortable. Just like a well shaped hammer handle, when your swinging that hammer all day long, it's gotta be comfy, tools of the trades, come in all shapes and sizes!

You only rip seam when you make make mistakes.....................not all day long 

 

I won't tell her what you said

Or making quilts, you use a seam ripper to take apart old worn jeans and other apparel, mom did that. And she'd do that all day!

Yes, my wife has made several of these. She always cuts off a corner of a dollar bill and glues it to a back pocket. Of course that is the first thing that everyone sees. 

Very nice!

34 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

I listened to my wife as she told me that this part had to be smaller and this part needed to grip better. I kept at it until she was satisfied. 

that paid off something beautiful...

Very nice Ron. I know you can buy seam ripper kits but getting the way you did is probably easier and cheaper.

 

Steve

 need to make one of these for my Mom. She still sews and makes clothes at 90 years old!

Very nice seam rippers.  A few of the guys on another site I frequent make those and sell them. They say it is a good sale item. 

Very nice use of scraps. I made one for my DIL who is in the sewing business. It was a kit with reversible cutter. Gonna have to try your idea on the next .

^{For those that don't do turning (like me),} https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Ergonomic-Large-Seam-Ripper/dp/B000W5JQ4E

 

 

But what would be the fun in that?    Might give some ideas for the shape and size.