AI6YR Ben
First step is to drill out the wood around the metal spikes to loosen the head. Some people put them in a vise. No need if you are careful and don't have a vise. You have to remove quite a bit of wood. #repair
Took me 10 minutes. Used a rubber mallet to separate the head from the old handle. You can almost read "Craftsman" on the hammer. No idea how old it is... probably 1970's. Not that old! #repair #hammer
(This hammer was in a big trash bin at my neighbor's. Her kids were cleaning out the garage, and they tossed the hammer because of the broken handle. I, of course, retrieved it when she asked me to help level out the bin to close the lid) #dumpsterdiving
Next is the wood wedge. Put it in there, whack it with a different hammer until nice and tight. #hammer #repair
Next, cut the wood flush with the hammer. I didn't do a great job, didn't notice the hand saw was too close to the top. Won't affect the functionality of the hammer. #hammer #repair
Next two metal wedges the other way to really set the handle in place. Won't ever come out, without a drill. Probably will outlive me. #hammer #repair
Now to take care of the most annoying part of this... the labels. Getting them off is a pain, I end up sanding them off because I treat all my handles with linseed oil. #hammer #repair #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
eMarginalia@ai6yr
So nice to see someone else doing this.
Here is a hammer I found in a farmyard ditch back in the 1980s. I did basically the same, but potted the new handle in with epoxy before doing the metal wedge.
And somewhere over the years I had some of that rubbery goo to coat tool handles for non-slip, so it got that treatment.
can't imagine how old this thumper-head is. It is great for garden stakes and other things where the need is to "get a bigger hammer".
It is just lovely to fix up old things and continue to use them!
Matthew Dockrey
@attoparsec @demerara Oooh, NICE ONE!