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. 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. 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.

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.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. 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. If I could improve one thing about it, I would bevel off the bottom edge of the handle for comfort.

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). 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. 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.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. 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.