[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 95, Issue 3

[David E. Smucker]

Nothing wrong with using wedges but lots of folks now days have had much 
longer term results with using something like JB weld to glue in the handle. 
Also some folks have use some type of elastic compound that reduces some of 
the shock transmision to the handle -- Hofi has used this.

Better living thorugh chemistry.

Dave

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bruce Freeman
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 10:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 95, Issue 3

What's wrong with using wedges?  The classic handle hole in a hammer
head is hourglass-shaped, and one uses wedges to expand the upper end
to fit it.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Cindy and James <jallcorn at suddenlink.net> 
wrote:
> hammer handles...
>
> I need to re-handle a couple hammers - actually, just reset them in new
> stickup, or whatever it is folks are using to hold the hammer handle in
> the head these days.
>
> What do you use?  I hate to take a good handle (like the one in my Hofi)
> and drive wedges in it, and it has gotten a tad bit loose over the years.
>
> There is some sort of grey looking caulk (I'm sure it isn't caulk) lots
> of guys are using to set the handles in nowadays.
>
> How do you use it and what  are the steps to follow to do it?
>
> Where do you get it?
>
> James
> NE Texas
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Bruce
NJ
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