The Easy Way to Replace Hammer Handles
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I have my Gramp's small crosscut saw. It's dull and the blade has a wave/worp. Can it be fixed?
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@@essentialcraftsman is the process for mounting a full sized ax head to a full sized handle the same? I have an adze and an axe head that I need to attach to new handles. Should I work and sharpen the adze head first? Seems like it would be easy to do when not on the handle.
@Peter_Enis Great question and request. I'm 68 and I remember shop classes at 6th grade into HS. Never mind dedicated vocational HS's for trades in Public School system.
@@j.d.1488 Thank you for the support on my question dear Sir/Madam. Let's hope it gets picked up in a future video.
i've never seen anyone stack hacksaw blades. that in itself made the video worth watching. thank you! the rest was just wonderful
same here
I have stacked old ones to use for removing rust (6 or 7) but never tried sawing with them thats a good one.
The pins at each end are tilted opposite each other, so distance between is greater for each blade stacked on the pins. Note that his loose blade is the inner one. Might still be made to work after a fashion in low stress work, e.g. wood.
@@For_What_It-s_Worth I had'nt considered that but it makes sense, I actually put the blades I am using on a long upvc window screw so I can leave a thread space between each one, its not "amazing" but it works especially well on the large flat areas of angle iron, and its fantastic on anything convex. Its harder than a wire brush and not as aggressive as a grinding wheel.
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The old guy left a bunch of old tools at the property we moved into. Some had broken handles. Included was a mattock and shovel. Cleaned up the metal. Took them over to Truevalue. Staff were very helpful. Picked out a couple of hickory handles. Took items to workshop at back of store. Cost me $50, but now I have a couple of quality tools that were otherwise destined for the tip.
An extra tip for applying the oil : warm up the wood and it will absorb more of it making your applications go much further.
Soak it in melted paraffin cycling every 20 minutes between 85°C and 110°C just below and above boiling point of water. Water boils and bubbles of vapor are going out then when getting under 100 condensate en paraffin is sucked in. Yes it is overkill !
I do it on knifes, for a hammer, maybe not.
It was "tell me something I don't already know" until the antifreeze soaking. Well done!
😂 There was another guy who said the antifreeze trick was all he knew. I myself learned a great deal.
Why not just soak it in the boiled linseed oil?
He reminds me of my Grandfather: honest, straightforward and so very smart. I truly admire and respect how he treats people and his efforts to make all of us better craftsmen. Thank you!
Thank you for teaching professionalism!!
Great video! I've always set my wooden wedges upside down like that. Not only does it force the head onto the haft, it also prevents the mallet splitting the wedge from repeated imperfect whacks. Also: commercially made handles are varnished to keep them looking great in shipping and stocking, but varnish causes blisters. Sand it all off and linseed oil it. No blisters!
I was thinking on replacing the handle on some old hammers I've found on my old man's garage, and you just upload this.
Talking about perfect timing!
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Thank you for passing down knowledge from generation to generation for those that will listen and learn! I wish I had listened more to my grandfather when he was alive. Once again thank you sir for taking your precious time to help all of us.
As an ex carpenter (many years ago) but a self taught coachbuilder, I would soak my multitude of hammers in antifreeze once a month or two! People thought I was crazy but I do not ever get loose hammer heads! I have a bucket dedicated for this & continue to do it to this day! Yes, it works (but I wish I had known the proper way to fit a handle, that would have saved me a "LOT" of grief over the years!) Cheers again!
This is the first time 8ve heard of this...
Toxic stuff. I would avoid.
@@mercoidyou are not eating those hammer right?
Learned this from my high school shop teacher...the ethylene glycol soaks in and swells up the wood but doesn't evaporate
@@oxygenium92wash your hands every time you grab a hammer soy boy
Be honest. We all have a few old heads and handles laying around. I’m going to try to mount one today. Thanks for the info!
Seems.like a good way to spend a Saturday morning.. I'm finishing a scratching post for.my.cat
Stacking hack saw blades.....I would have never even thought of that. I had never soaked my hammer handles in antifreeze either. Thanks!
Stacking the hack saw blades is a tip definitely worth the price of admission.
Nice job. Simple trick to boiled linseed oil. Throw the towels/rags into a bucket of water. No fires.
2 hack saw blades🤔.... that's really interesting. Wish I thought of it! Thanks for the video🍻
Never seen or heard of round hollow wedges for hammer handles , wish I had , I have a metal lathe easy for me to make to what ever suits the hammer. Thank you sir wish I had seen this 35 years ago.
Those ring wedges are bloody great but man are they bloody pricey.
Old guy here. Replaced many hammer handles over the years. Found early on that steel and fiberglass handles hit back just as hard as you are striking the nail. They can cripple your hand. Two differences. I do not glue my wedges,,Never had one back out. But when it comes time for a new handle, a lot easier to get out if not glued,, and some glues are hygroscopic, they attract water, moisture, hence rust.
The second difference, a stopper on the end of the handle. Kind of like a good single bit axe has a fat butt end. On my claw hammers my preference is for hockey tape, surgical tape, but black electrical works well too,, Just a single band almost at the end of the butt, 10 or 15 layers thick. I use a soft hand to allow all the energy of the hammer to deliver the blow. I'm lazy, I like the hammer or maul to strike hard. That allows my thumb, index, and second fingers to be guides and just the last two fingers to retain the handle.
My 6 pound splitting maul,,, that will need to be replaced every 10 or so full cords,, more frequently if I were a drinking man, every two years or so. Claw hammers/ I use 15 and 16 inch engineers handles. I like the extra length. It allows a 16 oz head to hit as hard as a 20oz. and a 20oz head to strike as hard as a 24.. I'm lazy. I do most of my framing with a 16. sometimes reach for a 20,, I do not own a framing hammer any heavier. 3 or 4 pound hand jack for stakes. Your form hammer is interesting. I see its uses.
@essentialcraftsman I have enjoyed repairing old hand tools as a hobby for over a decade. One thing I can tell you that you did not mention is to dilute the linseed oil with 1/3 turpentine or mineral spirits for much better absorption and less of the sticky residue from full strength linseed oil.
Keep up the good work!
When I worked for a beekeeper we just used the cheapest paint thinner, and more like half and half. Soaked in fantastic and no sticky residue.
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2 or 3 blades in the hack saw. That's genius. Thanks for the tip..
Glad I've already ordered all the house handles I currently need prior to this video dropping.
Amazing, so much better than Wranglerstar
Not really. Wranglerstar shows forming your own handle to fit vs. using one that already is a great fit, and otherwise very similar overall.
This is a good video, but based on my years of experience, I think Wranglerstar's method is superior.
ehhh wranglerstar acts like he knows everything but also im from roseburg so i like how he talks, and hes attitude.
After so long finally a video on how do.. like the goood old days please make vids like this like tips and tricks
I almost feel ashamed that I had not thought to hold the hammer head facing down when knocking in the wedge, because it's pretty obvious when someone demonstrates the advantage. The antifreeze trick is a good one as well. I loved the short clip of the handle forming machine, and I am about to search TH-cam for other examples of that. I often think how wonderful a resource TH-cam is for youngsters starting a career in one of the many trades. I started my toolmaking apprenticeship in 1967 at the Ford UK Trade School in Harold Hill in Essex. I did two years there before moving to the Ford Product Development site at Dunton in Essex. I honestly think I learned more from the older guys at Dunton than I did at the Apprentice Training School. How I would have loved to have access to someone like yourself via the videos you upload. I am 75 now, and retired as a Design Engineer in 2004, but I belong to a local Menz Shed that has a decent metal shop, but I have also discovered a love of working with wood, and I have a very nice wood shop at home now, and I am out there most days of the week. So please don't underestimate the immense value of the content you upload. It is much appreciated, and I'd hate to think of all that experience not being passed on.
Keep up the good work!
Another great video! Thank you!
Yes, around the first of the year we should have some back in stock.
I was taught on New England farm to soak handles in used motor oil for a couple days. Swelled the handle
Brilliant idea on that hammer.
When i fit my handles onto hammers and such, instead of placing the head on a hard surface and beating the handle in that way, I'll get the head started and then I'll hold it by the handle in the air and whack the handle. Inertia will bring the head up on the handle.
also, call me a caveman but I just put the linseed oil on with my hand. I'll have to try that antifreeze trick sometime.
You'll have to hit the handle pretty hard to get the wedge in that way.
@heliumcalcium396 it isn't all to bad. As long as you are using a mallet the handle will be okay
Scott, just love everything about your channel! You really are an old school craftsman and I really appreciate videos like this!.
While we may see the strength and vigor of youth fade with experience, the last thing I would ever call this man is "weak". As a "retired" carpenter and long time blacksmith, that 5 pound form setter still probably can make more impact than a heavier sledge in the hands of an average 20 year old today.
Hello Mr. and THANKS for sharing !!
Thank you for the video.
Great timing because the handle on my grandfather's old mini-sledge that I inherited is in dire need of attention! Thank you for sharing!
Another great post. Thank you for sharing your expertise. I have an ancient blacksmith hammer that belong to my father and of his father before him. I am always having to do something to keep that hammerhead on the handle. Your post will help me take care of that issue. Thank you, again.
As a nice young Irish woodworker on TH-cam would say:
Gorgeous
Great video. Thanks.
Thanks for the awesome content and all the amazing videos!!!
Not the only person to “invent” this type of hammer.
This style hammer has been available to purchase for at least 20 years.
Link?
I was a professional form Setter. Substations, theaters, sewer treatment plants, and I never needed that hammer or a burke bar. And i enjoyed it.
P.s. you should use a press. They have been helping craftsmen make tight fits centuries and no beating required.😊
"Go ahead, and smash your finger if you can!" AAHHHH, you had me rolling with that!
i love making my own handles outta scrap and fitting a head on them. After watching this video maybe they won't fall off so easily.
What a wealth of knowledge to be gained from your videos, good sir.
THANK YOU from SWFL
I need one of those hammers.
Twice in the past I went to order one and they were out of stock. It looks like a perfect hammer.
I rebuilt some of the collection of broken hammers that I own. One day in the woods behind my house, I went to throw some sticks in a pile and realised the stick I was going to throw away felt nice in my hand. It's not straight but felted really comfortable in my hand. I fit it into one of the hammer heads and it is the best handle that I always use now. It's maple so it's going to last. The thing is handles always seam straight, why? If it's a claw or a single faced hammer, you swing it in one direction for it to work for you. Make sure the handle feels comfortable in your grip and you will enjoy using it.
I have a handful of small sledge heads that were my grandfather's. One he managed to shove a steel pipe through, and I use it often, but it will be nice to finish the rest of the hammers he never got around to doing. Thanks for the info.
Thanks,I never thought of or knew I could stack hacksaw blades
WOW!!! Thanks!!
Great video - so much useful information! Thank you!
I have loved the idea of this hammer since you introduced it. Since then I stumbled across other videos showing a very similar hammer. THE TIRE DOCTOR on youtube calls his the magic hammer. I have also seen one similar in a video about people building the stone walls in England. great design, many uses
I self taught myself how to do this, I guess I've been correct.
Tfe only thing I do differently is that I work the glue down into the kerf, not put it on the wedge. That way it doesn't just scrape off as you drive it in.
Every time I see someone do the glue on the wedge thing I say to myself that is just going to be wiped up to the top when it is driven in. I like your way of thinking!😊
oldmanfred8676, need to be careful with the amount of glue as hydraulic pressure can cause splits. Maybe not as much of an issue with handles but could cause issues with other woods and joints.
Hard part is finding handles for sale. Great video and thanks for sharing.
HD and Lowes have replacement handles. Just sort through them and make sure the end grain is running in the right direction.
If you can find somewhere that carries amish or Mennonite made handles, they are dirt cheap and great quality. Just picked up a maul handle for 8$, can’t beat that
@@psidvicious Thanks for the tip, I did a quick look in tooling and only found new stuff. I'll look better this time. Thanks again!
@@fsj197811 Sledge hammer and axe handles should be readily available since they break so often. Hammer handles I’m not as sure of. But if your willing to put some time into it and do some shaping, you can scale down a sledge or axe handle to fit. *Check the grain.
I bought one of those very expensive hammers and after a few days of simple forming work, the wood-wedge and steel ring wedge both vanished! I wouldn't say the best way to secure a hammer after all!
Send me your address and I will send you a new handle! I have an email address on the website that you can use!
I learned a lot here. Thx. Years back I frustratingly lost a small wedge of wood from the hand end of a new, ax handle. I was setting the new handle and old head and tapped the hand-end hard on the concrete floor. Inadvertently I apparently hit the sharp edge of the handle end on the floor instead of squarely hitting the floor with the flat face of the handle end. So, from then on I chamfer the hand end of a new handle before I start fitting it. But, I hope to use your method of seating a handle from now on.
I know you talked about shrinkage….so, to ensure a new handle is dry and shrunk, I leave a new handle on the heating pipes for a few days before working it. Thx again for your lesson and great presentation.
My wife and I use oil finishes quite frequently and we keep a metal can for our used rags, and every day before going in, we take the can out to our back yard and properly dispose of the used rags in our chimenea.
Great video, and any video from which I learn something: Is Really Great! So, this one was: Really Great! Lee
hand tremors can be a sign of diabetes or nerve issues caused along the spine or brain, it would be good to see a doctor about what could be done. would hate to see a video later on about a shop injury later on for what could have been an avoidable condition. love your content and I hope that you have many more years of doing what you enjoy ahead of you.
❤ GOD knows we don't want to '' Fly off the HANDLE '' 😇 Thanks from old New Orleans !
love it!
Excellent. I have subscribed, and looking forward to learning more. Thank you.
thanks for the info. I have a number of tools needing new handles. I gotta find time for that soon.
I grew up near House Handle. Great people. They’ll sell you 6/4 hickory if you are eccentric enough to make your own handles.
Love your channel and content. Just checked the website, any updates on when another batch of 7 pounders might be available? Thanks again and in the words of a very wise man “keep up the good work”
A lovely fit.
Thank You.. You just up my game for your trick & the way you attach a new handle..KUTGW
You need to embrace the goodness that is the double sided Japanese saw. Much better than a hacksaw for this.
I learned the antifreeze trick from our friend up north, AvE.
I never thought about antifreeze, I just soak mine in blo.
I’m wondering why choose antifreeze over other options? Any specific reason? 🤔
@SouthEastMassive they say it doesn't evaporate as fast as plain water while still swelling the wood
@SouthEastMassive evaporation IMO
I have replaced dozens of tool handles and thought I had it down pat. I learned a lot from your 17 minute video. I would like to know where you can get the cone wedges, I have used one in the past that came out of an old handle and do agree that they work the best. Thanks for posting.
thx ,ive had ahellofatime keeping a handle in my stiletto.
I find it helpful to drill a hole at the end of the slot to prevent splitting
Saving that house handles address.
When choosing a replacement handle, always check the end grain and make sure the grain will be running parallel from hammer head to claw, for maximum strength.
Yes. Watch those hardware store handles for swirls, knots, rotten spots, and diagonal grain. Many of them aren't fit for use.
You can oil the hammer head as well it likes linseed oil. Also a coating of furniture wax on the handle after the oil dries will improve the feel and help keep it protected. Wax can be reapplied on the go unlike the oil treatment.
makes me wish i had a need for that beautiful tool
Great info!
More how to videos please 😀
Excellent video! Boy I love the smell of fresh boiled linseed oil.
Great info from your Essential Expertise!
Probably most of us did hammer handles a little bit wrong because we were shown how a little bit wrong.
Also good referral to the handle maker.
Now a question on where the heck to find those round wedges?
I have used thin CA glue for years to solidify tool heads to handles. Re-apply as needed.
Thanks for the antifreeze tip! Because of that, I'll forgive you gluing the wedge.
I put a wall of hot glue around the eye of the axe/hammer after I have set and wedged the handle. Then I drip a good amount of linseed oil inside these walls so it can deeply penetrate the handle. Antifreeze will dry out the wood, wouldn‘t it ?
Hickory handles are the best, but hard to find wood.I make my handles on the shaving horse, a 500 yr old tool.If u have access to teak or masaranduba, these species are wonderful.If not badly damaged, use the old handle as a guide, on the bandsaw first. TY Scott Wadsworth.
I always leave my heads a little “proud”.😊
I need to rehaft my formsetter too.
Send me your address and I will send you a new handle! Use the email address on the website website!
@@essentialcraftsman done
Thanks, man
I’m putting this on my TwitterX feed!😊
I know this is so weird but I want to smell the inside of his shop so bad. Must be incredible.
It’s funny you use anti freeze to swell the handle. I’ve thought about that for many years but I haven’t tried it. Glycol doesn’t evaporate like water does so it should be a good solution. Keep up the good work!
The old guys that trained me back in the 80s used to call the Estwing hammers, “Form hammers”. They’d never use them to drive nails but kept them to beat on metal and wood concrete forms…and yes, they’d use the claw to dig with. That form setter hammer is what they needed.
Very cool hammer, I vacuum treat mine in a bath of raw linseed oil ...never had one shrink yet
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I have a large ball peen hammer with a perfectly good handle that was just loose. I used polyurethane glue to secure it and it has not come loose again. Lot less work than the process shown here. If I need to replace the handle later I can always drill it out to clean up the eye.
That’s because polyurethane glue expands as it cures, so your handle is basically wedged in with glue will deteriorate over time exposed to rain and oils . If it works it works
When will the 7lbs be back in stock?
I do a 50/50 linseed oil and Johnson's wax
I like coating wood handles with a coat of BRIGHT red or orange stain first. I have lost so many wood colored things in the grass and weeds.
Instead of antifreeze, I've used used motor oil.
I found an antique Fairmount drift hammer, that's not the correct name, I'm sure Lol yard sale find, tweaker found it, got kicked out, then the landlord had a yard sale Haha 3-pound hammer on one side and hammer/eye drift on the other, no handle of course! Haha I've been doing it the same way for years now, I'm 35 but learned the old ways many years ago. There's no better way, honestly! Never done the anti-freeze thing tho, just soaked the eye in linseed oil like the handle, let it swell a tiny bit and BAM!! You're in business Lol Thanks for all you do man, sadly you all don't get the credit you deserve!! Hope Sy is doing well, haven't seen his jolly face lately?? Hope you are too 👍
So, another task I've been doing wrong all my life! Thanks for the enlightenment.
Won't the antifreeze dissolve the glue?