Have you ever gotten something and it was just too far gone? Like the metal was too chewed up with rust, or just something couldn't be repaired or replicated to repair it? I've seen you do some amazing thungs and it just strikes me that some people would give up on some projects because of the work involved.
An upgrade to a wooden handle yea right you could have built the original handle back up and made it fit better but no you had to make it weaker with wood metal is always stronger than wood