Hickory for handles
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May have a better chance looking for stock hickory in your local wood shops, I bought mine finished at a reasonable price, for a 2.5lb axe though, made sure to get straight grained stock with the grain orientation running correctly. Have you seen the forestry service videos on hanging an axe? Great stuff I thought, even though you are not looking for axes….https://m.youtube.com/watch?autoplay=1&v=Xz3rs-eaN3E
The handles are covered first.. It’s an hour long video.Thanks, Brian… I had forgotten about this thread. I was actually looking for handles for a couple mallets. Oddly, hickory seems really hard to find. The Woodcraft store in our area doesn’t even carry it.
Anyway, I ended up getting one of the octagonal pre-cut handles from this place and just shaping it a bit with my spokeshave.
14" Octagon Pattern Claw Hammer Handle American Hickory
Oh geez… I was just in there 2 days ago to pick up an air filter for the new basement shop. I probably walked right past it. Thanks, Greg… I will take a closer look the next time I am there.
Did you see that big table-top size piece of exotic wood they have hanging? Really beautiful.
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