How to install a Handle into a bat

All that hammering takes a toll. You know you're working hard when it is necessary to replace the handle on a hammer. All that pounding took its toll, and doesn't help the occasional blow bend on the handle. Hammer handles rarely break completely in two-usually its a split, crack or missing piece that makes it unsafe to use the tool. Care is a new handle. Traditionally, the handles to hit tools such as Maces and axes were made of hickory wood, a prized for its hardness and strength.Cold chisel (optional): EasySawVise or punchHammerPower drill and 1/4-inch bit (optional) replacement wooden wedge2 handleHand rasp1 wedges1 metal

Position the hammer on a solid surface. Saw the residue of the old handle at the base of the head.

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The hammerhead sled in a vise clamp, if available. Optionally place their heads on two solid objects with a space between them so that the eye of the handle is positioned above the open space.

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The rest of the handle in the head with a hammer and cold chisel or punch. Practicing several holes in the wood with a little 1/4 inch to loosen the residue, if necessary.

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Check the fit of the handle replacement and slipping into the eye. Use a RASP to cut wood, if necessary, but be careful not to remove too. The handle should be snug enough in the eye. Cut a thin, 2-inch deep vertical slot at the top of the handle where it fits in the eye if there is one.

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The handle to stand on the floor. Slide the head on the handle as it will go. Insert a wooden wedge into the slot in the handle. Drive the wedge into the handle for pinched against the metal parts of the eye.

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Position the hammer on a solid surface. Cut the top of the handle aligned with the top of the head.

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Be the hammer again standing on the floor and drive the two wedges of metal at right angles to the wedge of wood. Check to make sure the head fits tightly before using the hammer.

If you swing and miss, there are rubber collars available that slid on handles hit tools such as hammers and axes that prevent the handle hitting hard objects. That facilitates a miss on the hands, too.

For non-traditionalist, handles fiberglass replacement can be installed. They usually come in kits complete with epoxy resin.

Wear eye protection when working with amazing tools.

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