i would try heating the handle with a heat gun in an attempt to break/degrade the glue bond before I reached for the saws. You may be able to knock it off with a rubber mallet or wood block/hammer after the glue gets warm.
Good luck!
Cam
1963 Bertram 25
1973 Boston Whaler 13 - sold!
1998 Scout 172 SF - beach taxi
I'd use the Fein tool to cut it flush with the face....Then use a very sharp smaller chisel, with hand pressure only, to get behind whats left and take it out in pieces..
There shouldn't be much of the teak left in the hole once the face is off...
If your replacing it with a similar style handle, then the bit of overlap that handle has should cover the edge of the hole if you muck it up a bit ...
My preference is to replace it with a similar style piece as I am trying to stay as true to the original style of the interior as possible. I just want the Formica out and teak in its place.
I suppose they might not be original. However, it doesn't seem to make much sense that they would have changed that and nothing else with the interior.
John: What are you going to put back? If you are not using thew same handle, grind it flush and fill it with thickened epoxy. Much faster than trying to remove it.
My preference would be to use the same type of drawer handle. I'd like to keep the interior as original looking as possible, just in teak. The way the current handles were installed, they were put in after the Formica so the lip of the handle is over the Formica. That way there is no seam showing.
I will be running down to West Marine this weekend to pick up new handles. I'll know whether they are the exact same size or not this weekend.