I found an old hatchet while cleaning out my garden shed and I don’t remember ever having it. The handle is broken and someone painted it as if to mark it as a safety hazard and I only say that because I kind of remember a contractor doing that kind of stuff.
I may have pulled it out of the trash to fix it as my own, but just don’t remember even how long I’ve had it. Funny thing is that I know I have another better one that belonged to my dad and I can’t find it anywhere.
Anyway I just googled “hatchet handle replacement” and saw a few different styles, but I don’t see a size and wonder if they are universal.
that's a broad head hewing hatchet and the handle that's in it is pretty close to what you are looking for... straight...
A Collins style handle have a slight hook to the handle which more of a chopping ax...
length/diameter is what make you happy in the comfort zone...
Wow Stick, I know nothing about hatchets and the fact that you added more meaning to this hatchet just blew me away.
I had no idea of what a “hewing hatchet” was so I googled it and was shocked to see some guy selling one on eBay for $300 although I’m pretty sure mine isn’t even a fraction of that. LOL
So I was trying to find out what they are used for and I found a YouTube video of a guy using it to shave bark off a branch. I don't know what else they are used for, but I'll keep looking.
Wow Stick, I know nothing about hatchets and the fact that you added more meaning to this hatchet just blew me away.
I had no idea of what a “hewing hatchet” was so I googled it and was shocked to see some guy selling one on eBay for $300 although I’m pretty sure mine isn’t even a fraction of that. LOL
So I was trying to find out what they are used for and I found a YouTube video of a guy using it to shave bark off a branch. I don't know what else they are used for, but I'll keep looking.
Well there is a lot of Joshua trees, but I've never heard anyone using that stuff. I'm told that they are protected and developers have to apply for a permit to remove them.
I've never really examined them, but they don't look usable from what I've seen of them.
Anyway I'm happy with buying a hickory handle already shaped.
At our morning safety meeting a damaged tool was brought in, the rubber grip had come off of a fiberglass handle. Taking a closer look at it, I am stunned by how they mounted the handle at the factory. They took a head designed for a wood handle and filled the void with epoxy to accommodate the skinny glass one.
Not very robust looking.... And it has a reputable company name on it.
It had a heavy rubber overmold piece that gave the handle thickness at the grip area, but once that slipped off, the skinny shank was all that was doing the work.
Wow Doug,
I agree with Keith in that it doesn't look like it is for that hammer, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a safety hazard as long as the epoxy is sound.
Fiberglass handles are stronger than most wood or at least from my experiences. I have broken a lot of wood sledge handles and never broke a fiberglass although I have had both wood and fiberglass handles come off.
Unfortunately, a lot of tools it is better for us to chuck than to fix. If it had had a wood handle I would have repaired it, this one will leave the vessel (it's probably already been fished out of the trash and in somebody's sea bag)
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