Benona blacksmith Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I found this hammer in a box of garage stuff my friend gave me and I need to find a handle for it. Would anyone know where I could get a handle like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I usually make my own handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I was really hoping to just buy a handle. I work a lot and what spare time I have I wanna be hammering instead of making a handle. I do have access to some black locust but like I said I really wanna just buy one. If I was left to have to make a handle it would just sit around and I would never get to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Dave Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 You might try some Farrier Supply store. They have a variety of handles in terms of size and thickness. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Amazon sells handles. That eye looks round, so you will probably have to do some fit-up work, no matter what you buy. I have found handles at both big box, and Mom & Pop hardware stores alike. Gook luck, Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I have a box of hammer handles. I was thinking there was a handle out there that was already set up for a round eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Unless you're talking mass production by a company that's making these by the thousand (and therefore can afford to have handles and heads made to the same shape), fitting a new handle is always going to involve some degree of fettling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 There probably is a "plug and play" solution for that handle configuration; however it make several times as long and involve a long wait for shipping to discover it and get it to you. Take it to a good Mom and Pop hardware and get the closest they have and use your farrier's rasp to adjust it to fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Maybe you can find someone with the time to fit or make a handle for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 There is a thread, (probably many threads), that discusses handle configuration (shape), in great depth. Frosty's distinct hammer style was discussed at length in that thread. Perhaps someone on this site can help me to dig it out. (I've got A.D.H.D. which makes mucking through a lot of data a real chore, requiring great energy and effort, Sorry about that.), I use the following tools for shaping hammer handles. A draw knife , & sometimes a Japanese saw rasp, a course file, sand paper, linseed oil. You can do most of it by, only, using a knife. Using those tools, I make short work of tool handling for a custom hammer etc. ... SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I usually use my belt sander to fit the handle to the eye of the hammer head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I will dig through the handles I have and see what I can come up with. Thank you for the help and suggestions. I would like to see the thread you talk about. If anyone could find it I would greatly appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 This thread has a lot of info about handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Thank you! I will read through it. After digging through my box of hammer handles I found this. I think I can make this work with minimal time. I wonder what it was made for. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 A Hammer handle is wood, generally. Cut up a pallet that is made from a hard-wood and make a handle the size you would like. Otherwise, take a branch about the correct size and trim to fit. K.I.S.S. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 The simplest way would use one of the hammer handles I already have but thanks for the suggestions I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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