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Make a wedge-style handle - PEP BB tool.sand.handle

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I made a wedge style handle for a tamper tool. We used it for a landscaping project at my sister's.
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Tamper missing handle
Tamper missing handle
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Tree limb to be cut
Tree limb to be cut
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Future handle
Future handle
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Trimmed off branches
Trimmed off branches
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Perfect fit
Perfect fit
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Another look
Another look

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So turns out I didn't do enough research on what a "wedge" handle was! I thought it was something that was simply wedged into place, but now I know that a physical wedge is placed to split the handle to keep it snug. Looks like the only handle BBs are for pin or wedge style, so I can delete the above post and maybe try it for an oddball.

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Hi Bryan, feel free to submit to oddball.  I like having your post above to help others understand what is and isn't a wedge handle so thanks for posting it!  Plus there's this: Deleting stuff

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Made a wedge style handle for real this time! Had an old round head hammer lying around and an old chair leg for the handle. Used a hatchet and carving knife to shape the handle, and a hand saw to cut off the extra at the top.
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Round head hammer head
Round head hammer head
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Old chair leg
Old chair leg
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Starting to shape the handle
Starting to shape the handle
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Finishing touches
Finishing touches
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Pre wedge
Pre wedge
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Wedge in
Wedge in
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Side view of wedge
Side view of wedge
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With the excess cut off the top
With the excess cut off the top

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Carved this wood handle for an adze from an unknown piece of wood that looked as if it was a piece of dimensional lumber.
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Made an ergonomic handle for a hammer using serviceberry wood.
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Closeup of wedge
Closeup of wedge
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ergonomic handle!
ergonomic handle!
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Hammer handle under construction
Hammer handle under construction
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Hammer head without handle
Hammer head without handle
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I came into possession of a hatchet that was attached to a modified axe handle. The axe handle broke off, and I decided that it needed a more typical hatchet handle instead so it could be used for more precise woodworking purposes.

I had been drying the branch of Griselinia for a year, so it seemed like a good candidate for a tool handle. Since I didn't take the bark off, it was slightly spalted, but was still quite hard and strong. This shrub/tree species was historically used for tool handles, and I can see why! It is resistant to checking while drying and it cleaned up very nicely. Tried it already, and it works a treat!
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The hatchet head needing a handle & the wood I chose to make it out of (dried Griselinia littoralis)
The hatchet head needing a handle & the wood I chose to make it out of (dried Griselinia littoralis)
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Carving down the handle with a sideaxe
Carving down the handle with a sideaxe
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Finishing with a cabinet scraper & attaching the handle with its original metal wedge
Finishing with a cabinet scraper & attaching the handle with its original metal wedge

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i made a hatchet for my lady. i messed up the first 2 pieces of wood i tried, so that's why the wood may look different in each photo. I was going to make the whole neck chiseled down, but i like the way this looks with just the handle being smooth.
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broken handle and blade and woodv1
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in progress woodv2
in progress woodv2
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in progresswoodv2
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in progress woodv3
in progress woodv3
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finished woodv3
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We had storms recently and it dropped lots of usable eucalyptus so time for a new handle for the mini-mattock!
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Bits and bobs
Bits and bobs
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Under construction
Under construction
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Wedge made
Wedge made
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Wedge driven
Wedge driven
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Wedge cut
Wedge cut
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Oiling
Oiling
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Result!
Result!

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Took a while to finish this because I had several failures in the process.

I'll post more pictures in my restoration thread.

- tool with missing/broken/inadequate handle
 - new handle under construction
 - tool with new wedge-style handle installed
 - show the wedge installed
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Axe with broken handle
Axe with broken handle
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New handle under construction
New handle under construction
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Tool with wedge installed
Tool with wedge installed
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Showing the wedge installed
Showing the wedge installed

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Just a note for future handle crafters (hafters?):

My wedge kept working it's way out while I used it. So I made a new wedge and cut lots of tiny cuts into the sides of the wedge down the entire profile (like jagged teeth), such that the friction would resist the upward pull. This gave me really good results that have lasted well so far.

 
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