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21st September 2023, 10:20 AM #1
stacked leather handle for a hammer
This is a series of pics that I took while putting a new handle on an old hammer. The hammer is nothing special, just something I can throw into my tool box, so the finish and look are just as ordinary as you would expect for something like that. Interesting exercise though.
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the hammer
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The end of the grip/handle
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With the rubber grip removed you can see the shaft. I have recently replaced the stacked leather handle on a Cattaraugus knife so was inspired to do similar on this.
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1st job was an endcap/pommel. (thanks KB pensand more)
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Then cutting the leather and glueing it on with a clamp. I used kangaroo leather so it took a lot of pieces.
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More glueing, more clamping.
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Glueing and clamping finished and the end cap in place. I drilled a hole through the end cap and put a concrete mail to hold it all in place.
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Rough shaping with a bandsaw.
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Fine shaping with a belt sander, using the original as a guide.
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The finished article, nothing special but an interesting excercise.
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23rd September 2023, 09:16 AM #2
Well done - does the leather need any treatment/dressing to preserve it?
I 'fixed' a small hammer that had a 'fibreglass' handle after someone (me ) managed to break it doing something stupid. It is a very ordinary, cheap hammer but extremely useful for setting small tacks & pins so I wanted to resurrect it. In my case I drilled out the remnants of handle from the head & gave it a wooden handle. I'm certain my wooden handle is nicer to use than the original...
Cheers,
PS: I (almost) resisted the temptation to ask if it bounces around in the toolbox more than originally....IW
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23rd September 2023, 12:39 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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result looks great!
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24th September 2023, 02:25 AM #4
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