The handle is unfinished wood. This likely stems from humidity swelling the wood, to be honest. Either let it sit for a couple of days indoors in AC, or drill it out. If you're this deep into painting, you probably have a hand vise for pinning minis; use it.

The second thing is the hand rest. While it isn't a necessity, I really love having it. I have a way to steady my hand at any angle. It is removable, so if you're working with a particularly tall figure, no worries.A stabilizing bar sounds like a good idea with your early onset Parkinson's and rapidly approaching 50th birthday. It is exceedingly easy to rotate and hold a model on this handle. The magnets aren't too strong or too weak. They just work. This handle is great. I will be comparing this one only to the RGG handle because, lets be honest, its the only handle worth comparing. They are both priced at 15 USD, but there are two primary differences. Height Adjustable Tray】You can adjust height between each tray according the height of your miniatures. It will allow you to hold more miniatures in a case. Installation Needed】This a plastic case and need to be install. If you have any trouble on installation, we will try our best to help you.

The only thing it could really do better would be to have a much stronger magnet for the length extender that attaches to the bottom, but you can just as easily glue it in place if you don't mind it being a permanent addition. Very pleased so far. Once built, the case seems quite sturdy. It is heavy though compared to most of my miniature bags. I've got a few suggestions for it though. Might be a good idea to throw a laquer over the top of this thing, to be honest, and maybe a nice dark grey stain while you're at it. It will look awesome. I have rather long and wide hands. They're Yuge. Unless you're a blood relative of the late, great Andre the Giant, this thing will fit in your hand. If your hand is too small, just use the bottom/top half. You can even *gasp* use both halves as a mount for minis at the same time!

This item is exactly as advertised. It's a few dollars more than the plastic clip-on solutions, but it's worth that price increase. It's comfortable, well-made, and required some LIGHT drilling of the holes on the side of the handle to allow the metal brace to go in.

There's a lot to like about this painting handle. First--I love that it's wood. My hands tend to slip and get uncomfortable holding plastic for too long, and I really like the feel of this handle. I like that I can adjust how long it is by taking off the bottom, or even all but the very base that the model is on, for doing things like flipping the model upside down to get underside bits. I was a little worried about the model rotating on its own while I was painting because of it just being held onto the handle with a magnet, but the hold is strong. It doesn't move at all while painting, and I have to consciously rotate the model if I want to rotate it. Having several bases to put models on if I'm "assembly-lining" a squad is awesome. It would be nice if the the sides or lid had clips for a shoulder strap. Would be great as an option.

This one had the advantage of real hardwood, and the hand steadying bar was a good selling point. It has a good solid feel in the hand, and the magnets are strong. The first is that this handle already comes with additional caps. I don't know about you, but I have not been able to secure additional caps for my RGG handle, AND it's going to cost me an extra 15-16 USD to get the number of caps this handle already has at the base price point. So, this thing has cut costs by 50% right off the bat. You want to set up a mass production line (5+ units) for one go and need to switch them out without jiggering the darn base, or like me, don't like basing minis until after painting. If I could improve one thing about it, I would bevel off the bottom edge of the handle for comfort.

It is super easy to fit in the hand; not over-sized. A child could use this without issues, so hand size is no issue. I'm glad they didn't bulk it up and make it less useful as a result. Metal Tray】This case includes 5 PCS of metal trays. These trays can be attached by magnets. It will allow you to attach your miniatures(Based magnetized) on tray. Keeps your miniatures stable on the tray. Some issues: The metal stability bar came unattached. The drill holes in my handle did not seem to be even, and it was very difficult to get the bar "installed," and when I did, I could not get it even (although it is sturdy). It's a little annoying, but does the job. One of the metal discs on one of the bases was also unattached upon receipt... I was able to reattach it with superglue (which any hobbyist has on hand, so that was no problem). Since it is made of wood, you can easily customize your handle, if you want. Staining, painting, carving or clear-coating would be very easy to do.Defective, return it and get a new one. Or, just take the little plastic coating off the bottom, and the magnets work much better. Seriously, I could club a small animal to death and not have the mini fly off.