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    Rob Squire

    Rob made his combination handhold and hook from an old length of handrail, top left. With the help of a miter box, Rob cut off the end loop a few inches into the next loop, leaving a handhold and a prong, middle left. He rounded off the end with an edge trimmer he uses on his router, which is small and easy to transport and hold, at left.
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    Grab hook or hookhold

    A handy hybrid of a handhold and hook Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 I love tinkering on my 1960 Pearson Triton. The venerable Triton was built from 1959 through 1967 by Pearson in Bristol, Rhode Island, and...

    Rob Squire
    May 13, 2026
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