Hammer Handles

Chasseing hammer

This video explains how to make a ergonomically correct custom hammer handle from firewood.

Due to the drying out of the wood, hammer heads often become loose from their wooden handles. Here are very simple directions to tighten the hammer head on a wooden handle.

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You’ve probably seen them stuffed piles in the cluttered tables of an old antique store or flea market. Kicking around your grandpa’s barn. Maybe you keep one in your camping gear (like…

Re-handling a Framing Hammer This old framing hammer is in need of a new handle. I'll make one out of the hickory board it's lying on. I've cut out the...

My latest project, Stolen straight from the mind of Beaver Bill, Saw one in real life and had to have one, but sadly no. So on a budget of \\\ I'm re-purposing an old hatchet head to use as a good I

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Peter Buchanan-Smith and Best Made Co., and I haven't been able to shake the imagery of their color-adorned urban axes since.

I usually find homemade tools disappointing. Even taking something like an old worn-out screwdriver and grinding it into a scratch awl doesn't for me compare to a store bought scratch awl. I like quality made tools and it's hard to duplicate that same level of quality in the home shop. However, I thought I would share this homemade one that I actually use quite a lot. In fact, come to think of it, and I may revise this later, but aside from some shop made jigs and fixtures I believe it's the

Douglas Tool on Instagram: “Thanks @br53ett for sharing your hammers. A DFR23 from 2003 with a Woody handle alongside a new TC20. He’s thinking he’ll retire the DFR23…”