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I have a bag of old hard wood bits i keep for random use, I did use a copper 15mm coupler hammered flat ish as a wedge on a few thingsi need to find some sutiable wood to make a wedge
I have a bag of old hard wood bits i keep for random use, I did use a copper 15mm coupler hammered flat ish as a wedge on a few thingsi need to find some sutiable wood to make a wedge
I could see a nice video appearing one day...I fit hammer handles as part of my job, both hickory and fibreglass. Its not often I have to shape the handle most of ours are a good fit. I cut a slit in the handle half the depth of the hammer head any longer and your just weakening the shaft. Hit the handle into the head (I don't heat the heads I really don't understand what that's supposed to do, except possibly alter the hardness of the head) leave at least 5mm, cut the rest off, hammer in the wood wedge then the metal wedge, then with a ball end of a pein hammer work over the excess wood sand it up and finish. The company I work for produces hammers to BS876 it's how they've always fitted handles.
I have some old bits of parquet flooring that may do the job
Make sure the grain goes in the right direction.
er whats the right direction?
@123hotchef
First image is 2 wedges, one short and fat, one long and slim. The short one is used on short headed hammers were you want to spread the grain of the shaft sideway.
The long thin, used on deeper headed hammers.
You make them to suit.
My local hardware shop does have a good selection in at £0:20p each.
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Here you can see the shaft proud of the head. The wooden wedge was 1mm below the end of the shaft and was as far as it would go.
The metal wedge is driven in, 90Deg to the wooden one, I did get it down a fraction more.
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Finished head. wedges were sanded down, linseed oil poured over.
Jobs a good one.
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well i knocked the head off and the top piece fell to pieces so looks like I need a new handle