Quick handle replacement

[chuck1]

I think this hammer was my dad's? Anyway the handle it had, had seen better days.
might not be the best timber for handle red ironbark.
Turned on 3 centres for that elliptical effect and feel.
could of been abit bigger in diameter but was to lazy to rip up bigger material
thanks for looking any C &C welcome

[chambezio]

Ooooh the old handle has certainly seen better days. I put together some tools when the eldest daughter moved in her house. I had acquired a couple of claw hammer handles so I made a handle for one. It looked pretty good too......but it broke while I was driving the head onto the handle. Me thinks Yellow Box is not a good choice. It was a fun thing to do though. Its all to do with the "feel" of the handle in your hand.
Yours looks to have that "feel".

[smiife]

Hi charlie,
I inherited one just like that from my dad too ,!
Nice handle,,,,, but you could have touched the
head up , maybe some hammertone paint !:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

[Christos]

The contrast of new and old I am a little unsure. :unsure:

But I will say that as it is a functional piece does not really matter as long as it gets used.

[chuck1]

Well the old handle was going to snap at some point. And someone had been using the butt of the handle for beating purposes?
And I use it fairly often the right way, and due to cracks and age it's given a few splinters.
Smiffie it already has hammertone on to faces!
It does feel ok to use, rest assured it will get a Big workout in time!

[Christos]

Well the old handle was going to snap at some point. .....


Justification to have more than one. :rolleyes: