Was working on the shed, and the Hammer head gave way. I found the store where I originally bough it and bought a new handle. Modified it to fit and put it on. Now the hammer can do its job again
New hammer handle.
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Also a new HammerHead
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The head looks fine. The handle looks like it gave way.
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Grandfather’s hammer.
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It brings me joy when the exact same item is sold over a long period of time like that.
I love old pieces of metal that haven't really changed for centuries and still do their job perfectly. But regarding head/handle breakage you can't go wrong with Fiskars tools.
Their axes are famous (for that). They use some sort of special technique where the head and the handle are not quite one piece but still inseparable, indestructible. I'm guessing the same goes for their hammers.
Sorry for advertising, but everybody uses them around here, it's a no-brainer, and I live close to their origin.
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How do you make sure the head stays secured to the handle?
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I find myself surprised at how similar the color of the old handle is to the new one. I feel I would expect it to be darker. Anyway, wishing you decades of happy hammering.
Everything is defective now, my new shovel just broke in half on moderate usage, 2 years old, my older ones are still in use.
It has been getting worse our entire lives, but now the enshitification has gotten to the point where I can't trust to buy products from previously trustworthy suppliers. Not just home depot shovels, but best buy electronics are all garbage now.
So the hammer head is not new at all, but the handle is.
if it’s not ash,
it’s trash!
(this handle, as well as the one before, appear to be ash though)
Engagement bait
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