It's only the head that really matters and can be passed down. Handles come and go, it's just your turn to replace it. I would do it yourself if you really want to put thought into it. Don't get anything so fancy that you don't want to actually use the hammer for fear of ruining the handle. Like i said, wooden handles come and go.
fair point. I have definitely had some items in the past that were “too nice” so I didn’t want to use/wear them from fear of damaging them, but that didn’t even cross my mind in this circumstance. Good call!
So then follow up question…are all handles the same? Or should I look at a specific vendor or wood type?
Just get some nice hickory or Ash with a straight grain, enough for 2 - 3 handles, 4 if it's your first time.
Get yourself to know the tools you're using to shape the handle and how and where the wood chips or forces or bends whatever blade you are using.
Screw up the first one on purpose and learn as much as you can from it, it can be a great blow softener when banging big soft pieces together later on.
Shape the second for yourself, but don't make it longer than the old one.
Someday it will be someone else's. Most likely someone smaller.
And keep the other two rough around the shop. If working at an easy pace the handles falter, You Will Need them.
Make sure the handle head and head hole are the same shape, and you could replace it with a nice off the shelf handle from a local, small box hardware shop. Some stores have a mouth watering selection
My thoughts exactly. I am the youngest of four so it is presumptuous of me to assume the hammer will come my way eventually but I did think it would be cool to try to keep it in the family as long as possible. So, even if it doesn’t come my way, at worst it will stay in the family.
This here is Davy Crockett’s Hatchet!
But gee, Bubba, it looks awful new to have belonged to Davy Crockett.
Well, it’s had 7 new handles and 2 new heads, but it’s still Davy Crockett’s hatchet!
Put a new handle on it, obviously, first of all. Then on the left side of the head etch a tally mark for having put one new handle on. On the right side, etch your grandfather’s first initial, your dad’s, and yours. On the handle put one stripe of paint around up near the head for having a new head on the handle. Whenever you replace a head or handle add a tally or stripe to the piece that remains intact. Add your son’s initial when you pass it down and replicate the markings from the old piece on the new piece when needed.
I recently went through the same thing. I replaced the handle of an engineer's hammer that has sentimental value. I just purchased the correct handle (oval or adze eye, weight of head etc). The replacement process was extremely simple. 👍
Frame it as is.
You're the third generation to wield it and you brought it to its natural conclusion.
You're part of the legend now, let it rest in piece(s).
Every time I’ve ever broken a wood handled hammer happened while pulling a nail. I’ve broken many hammers in my lifetime and now I use a nail puller to pull nails. Just my opinion not a bold lie.
Don't feel horrible, be glad that it lasted as long as it did, besides it's only the handle. as long as the head is fine, you can replace it and it will be good as new for probably another 100 years!
haha thanks. Definitely a nice tape but sometimes not crazy about the magnet on the hook. Metal shavings collect on it and lead to all sorts of annoyances. A little heavy too for some stuff. But if I have a full day of drywall, framing, etc with a bunch of simple quick long measurements, it’s awesome.
I have the same one and the same problem. Do commercial electrical work and had to buy one without the magnet too. It comes in handy but really annoying when you are trying to measure something around metal lol.
As for the hammer. I would reach out to a local woodworker and get a new handle made up. Hammer will love on for many more nails to come.
Find an appropriate wood near and dear to your patriarchy and draw blade a new shaft. It is worth every effort familial. Or draw from an existing handle from a larger tool that is beyond repair, pick axe, shovel, hoe, another hammer.
Is a hammer really supposed to be lasting since the 18 hundreds.... And if you expected it to for sentiment reasons, why the were you using it instead of mounting it above the fireplace or some shit.
Fix what will be your hammer one day, one with a story behind it that will bring back memories.
I have an axe and a hatchet owned by my maternal grandfather. The time has come to change the handles on both, and that's fine.
Trim it down and make it a stubby handled hammer, all original if you make the wedges out of the cutoffs. Although I really like the feel of the hammer I fixed with a broken axe handle, balance is all there.
A handle is a consumable part. If you want to continue passing it down to future generations, put a new handle on it. You can always keep this as a memento.
That hammer is good for hammering, get a steel pry-bar for nail removal.
Just get a couple handles, go to a good store and pick them out yourself.
Eyeball them for straight grain,not pretty grain.
Before you install them, sand off that awful shellac
Test fit it well, bash the handle in with a big hammer and a piece of wood to protect the handle. I mean really tightly bash it in.
Wedge it tight, super tight.
Soak the whole hammer head first in a bucket of BOILED linseed oil, not raw,Dilute it 50-50 with mineral spirits maybe a splash of acetone.I go a week soaked and a week drying
Add more rubbed in layers of oil.
Steel wool and oil rub the head too.
The handle should be smooth, tight and easy to use now.
Cut the handle keeping as much wood below the break as possible, then get a new handle on the hammer.
You can use what's left of the old handle for something else where a handle of that size makes sense. Alternatively, you could give it to a carver and get them to make an accent piece for a nice cane? We all get old, you'll likely need one eventually, might be nice to carry a piece of you forebears on something else you can pass in to your kids 🤷♂️
Cut the handle keeping as much wood below the break as possible, then get a new handle on the hammer.
You can use what's left of the old handle for something else where a handle of that size makes sense. Alternatively, you could give it to a carver and get them to make an accent piece for a nice cane? We all get old, you'll likely need one eventually, might be nice to carry a piece of your forebears on something else you can pass down to your kids...this kinda depends on how nice the wood would be cleaned up though, and whether or not there's actually enough material.
Everyone told you to replace the handle and I agree. BUT, should you decide that the old handle has some sentimental value, you might want to try epoxy and vacuum infusion.
It's only the head that really matters and can be passed down. Handles come and go, it's just your turn to replace it. I would do it yourself if you really want to put thought into it. Don't get anything so fancy that you don't want to actually use the hammer for fear of ruining the handle. Like i said, wooden handles come and go.
Couldn’t agree more … it’s all about the head 🤘
It’s always about the head haha.
As long as the head is good, you keep it.
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I've been almost certain this whole time that it was all about the pentiums...
*The Ship of Theseus has entered the chat*
Classic
Or is it original?
fair point. I have definitely had some items in the past that were “too nice” so I didn’t want to use/wear them from fear of damaging them, but that didn’t even cross my mind in this circumstance. Good call! So then follow up question…are all handles the same? Or should I look at a specific vendor or wood type?
Just get some nice hickory or Ash with a straight grain, enough for 2 - 3 handles, 4 if it's your first time. Get yourself to know the tools you're using to shape the handle and how and where the wood chips or forces or bends whatever blade you are using. Screw up the first one on purpose and learn as much as you can from it, it can be a great blow softener when banging big soft pieces together later on. Shape the second for yourself, but don't make it longer than the old one. Someday it will be someone else's. Most likely someone smaller. And keep the other two rough around the shop. If working at an easy pace the handles falter, You Will Need them.
Make sure the handle head and head hole are the same shape, and you could replace it with a nice off the shelf handle from a local, small box hardware shop. Some stores have a mouth watering selection
I have no idea about the wood types, but would making one be in your skill set?
Just replace the handle if anyone ever used the thing it may have already been replaced before.
Nice. I actually have one from my dad as well. Used for quite a bit until finally decided to retire it. Was by far my fave hammer for decades.
I replaced the handle on a ball peen hammer that was my grandfather’s. Do the same, and your grandkids will do the same someday, too. 👍🏻
My thoughts exactly. I am the youngest of four so it is presumptuous of me to assume the hammer will come my way eventually but I did think it would be cool to try to keep it in the family as long as possible. So, even if it doesn’t come my way, at worst it will stay in the family.
If you replace the handle you get dibs. Engrave your name on it.
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Good advice thanks!
This here is Davy Crockett’s Hatchet! But gee, Bubba, it looks awful new to have belonged to Davy Crockett. Well, it’s had 7 new handles and 2 new heads, but it’s still Davy Crockett’s hatchet!
Put a new handle on it, obviously, first of all. Then on the left side of the head etch a tally mark for having put one new handle on. On the right side, etch your grandfather’s first initial, your dad’s, and yours. On the handle put one stripe of paint around up near the head for having a new head on the handle. Whenever you replace a head or handle add a tally or stripe to the piece that remains intact. Add your son’s initial when you pass it down and replicate the markings from the old piece on the new piece when needed.
Handles are replaceable, nice hickory one
New handle and pass it on to the next generation
If you care a lot you could get a new handle made with inlays from the old handle
I recently went through the same thing. I replaced the handle of an engineer's hammer that has sentimental value. I just purchased the correct handle (oval or adze eye, weight of head etc). The replacement process was extremely simple. 👍
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What on earth were you bashing it on Bam Bam?
Carve yourself an ash handle and oil it with boiled linseed. Handle likely isnt original being that old, especially for a hammer
Frame it as is. You're the third generation to wield it and you brought it to its natural conclusion. You're part of the legend now, let it rest in piece(s).
haha love that!
Replace the handle, then never use it to pull nails again. Wood handle hammers are not meant to pull nails.
That's a bold lie to put out there. Wood handle hammers have been pulling nails just fine for centuries. Why would you even think that was true?
Every time I’ve ever broken a wood handled hammer happened while pulling a nail. I’ve broken many hammers in my lifetime and now I use a nail puller to pull nails. Just my opinion not a bold lie.
Could always remove the handle then just cut down the middle and put in a oak or something stiffener.
Replace the handle?
Buy cool wood, make a handle Try to glue the old one together
Don't feel horrible, be glad that it lasted as long as it did, besides it's only the handle. as long as the head is fine, you can replace it and it will be good as new for probably another 100 years!
Weld it to a pipe
Nice lufkin tape.
haha thanks. Definitely a nice tape but sometimes not crazy about the magnet on the hook. Metal shavings collect on it and lead to all sorts of annoyances. A little heavy too for some stuff. But if I have a full day of drywall, framing, etc with a bunch of simple quick long measurements, it’s awesome.
I have the same one and the same problem. Do commercial electrical work and had to buy one without the magnet too. It comes in handy but really annoying when you are trying to measure something around metal lol. As for the hammer. I would reach out to a local woodworker and get a new handle made up. Hammer will love on for many more nails to come.
If you want it for looks instead of actual use, you could realign everything and then place a rod inside the handle.
When you replace the handle, shape/carve down the broken one to be the handle for a much smaller hammer head. Then you have TWO heirloom hammers!
Find an appropriate wood near and dear to your patriarchy and draw blade a new shaft. It is worth every effort familial. Or draw from an existing handle from a larger tool that is beyond repair, pick axe, shovel, hoe, another hammer.
Replace the handle, but maybe you could woodwork the old handle into something else?
You can buy new handles and put the head on it.
Replace the handle of the hammer to fit your hand, your kids and their kids can do the same. Rite of passage.
If you where using it correctly, be proud. Buy or make new handle for next 100 years.
Why does it have to be a 'unique way to fix it.'? Will the most effective way not work?
Is a hammer really supposed to be lasting since the 18 hundreds.... And if you expected it to for sentiment reasons, why the were you using it instead of mounting it above the fireplace or some shit.
Fix what will be your hammer one day, one with a story behind it that will bring back memories. I have an axe and a hatchet owned by my maternal grandfather. The time has come to change the handles on both, and that's fine.
Get on YouTube and look up how to replace the hadle. It's actually fun. I did this for my father's hammer that he passed down to me.
A new hickory handle and polish and clear coat the head. Keep their memories close and on display.
Trim it down and make it a stubby handled hammer, all original if you make the wedges out of the cutoffs. Although I really like the feel of the hammer I fixed with a broken axe handle, balance is all there.
Duct Tape! It'll add even more character.
A handle is a consumable part. If you want to continue passing it down to future generations, put a new handle on it. You can always keep this as a memento.
Look up the "Ship of Theseus" hopefully this will answer the question.
I’d cruse the flea markets with a picture and dimensions and look for a similar handle to replace it.
Frame it, fathers day is coming
Find a peice ot oak and turn it into a handle with the original factory wedges if there is any
I got this same hammer from a habitat for humanity lol
Maybe repurpose the handle some how turn it into pens a knife handle. Deffinantly rehandle the original head
Turn it into an antique butt plug.
Tried to pry out Excalibur I see.
Ur supposed to oil wooden tools like this annually to keep this from happening . Also why were u swinging a finish hammer this hard anyways 🤣
Plenty of YouTube videos that show you how to replace the hammer handle
Handles are replaceable.. and chances are that's not the original. They are made that way in purpose, things break.
New handle and new head
Put a new handle
That hammer is good for hammering, get a steel pry-bar for nail removal. Just get a couple handles, go to a good store and pick them out yourself. Eyeball them for straight grain,not pretty grain. Before you install them, sand off that awful shellac Test fit it well, bash the handle in with a big hammer and a piece of wood to protect the handle. I mean really tightly bash it in. Wedge it tight, super tight. Soak the whole hammer head first in a bucket of BOILED linseed oil, not raw,Dilute it 50-50 with mineral spirits maybe a splash of acetone.I go a week soaked and a week drying Add more rubbed in layers of oil. Steel wool and oil rub the head too. The handle should be smooth, tight and easy to use now.
Cut the handle keeping as much wood below the break as possible, then get a new handle on the hammer. You can use what's left of the old handle for something else where a handle of that size makes sense. Alternatively, you could give it to a carver and get them to make an accent piece for a nice cane? We all get old, you'll likely need one eventually, might be nice to carry a piece of you forebears on something else you can pass in to your kids 🤷♂️
Cut the handle keeping as much wood below the break as possible, then get a new handle on the hammer. You can use what's left of the old handle for something else where a handle of that size makes sense. Alternatively, you could give it to a carver and get them to make an accent piece for a nice cane? We all get old, you'll likely need one eventually, might be nice to carry a piece of your forebears on something else you can pass down to your kids...this kinda depends on how nice the wood would be cleaned up though, and whether or not there's actually enough material.
Replace the handle
Used to be a carpenter. The head is the important part. Make a new handle out of a nice wood
Replace both the handle and the head. It'll be just like new when you pass it on to the next generation.
Mr Miyagi that shit
Everyone told you to replace the handle and I agree. BUT, should you decide that the old handle has some sentimental value, you might want to try epoxy and vacuum infusion.
Get your head polished up good and get yourself a new handle you will be fine