Best way to stake a hammerhead?

[middle.road]

Not my finest work but I am pretty sure it aint comin loose:

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Thank you all.
R

Any info on the round 'wedges'(?) I'm being lazy and didn't perform a search yet. Are they just pieces of tube?
I've seen them but really know zilch about them.
Thanks.

 

[derf]

That's not a roofing hammer, it's a framing hammer.

 

[derf]

Looks like the magnet is missing.

 

[BROCKWOOD]

Old hammers are worth saving. I too am curious about the ring binders - never knew about them.

 

[Rick Berk]

I LIVE IN INDIANA AND HAVE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF WHITE ASH, SHAG BARK HICKORY AND PERSIMMON WOOD. ALL MY HANDLES ARE AIR DRIED 5-15 YEARS BEFORE USE. I USE HICKORY FOR CANT HOOKS, PEVE HANDLES AND LOG TONGS, ASH FOR LONG HANDLE TOOLS, SLEDGE HAMMERS AND AXE HANDLES. I USE PERSIMMON FOR HATCHETS, HAMMER, CHISEL HANDLES, LATHE TOOL HANDLES AND TOMAHAWK HANDLES. ALL MY WEDGES ARE MADE OF PERSIMMON AND FITTED LIKE A MT3 SOCKET TAPER, NOT JUST A SAWN SLIT IN THE HANDLE. THE KEY TO A LONG HANDLE LIFE IS AN EXCELLENT FIT WITH THE HANDLE DRIVEN ON THE HEAD 75% OF THE WAY AND SOAKED IN KEROSENE FOR 24 HOURS. I WIPE MY HANDLES DOWN A MINIMUM OF ONCE A YEAR WITH KEROSENE. GOOD LUCK.

 

[BROCKWOOD]

Any pics Rick?

 

[mmcmdl]

I LIVE IN INDIANA AND HAVE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF WHITE ASH, SHAG BARK HICKORY AND PERSIMMON WOOD. ALL MY HANDLES ARE AIR DRIED 5-15 YEARS BEFORE USE. I USE HICKORY FOR CANT HOOKS, PEVE HANDLES AND LOG TONGS, ASH FOR LONG HANDLE TOOLS, SLEDGE HAMMERS AND AXE HANDLES. I USE PERSIMMON FOR HATCHETS, HAMMER, CHISEL HANDLES, LATHE TOOL HANDLES AND TOMAHAWK HANDLES. ALL MY WEDGES ARE MADE OF PERSIMMON AND FITTED LIKE A MT3 SOCKET TAPER, NOT JUST A SAWN SLIT IN THE HANDLE. THE KEY TO A LONG HANDLE LIFE IS AN EXCELLENT FIT WITH THE HANDLE DRIVEN ON THE HEAD 75% OF THE WAY AND SOAKED IN KEROSENE FOR 24 HOURS. I WIPE MY HANDLES DOWN A MINIMUM OF ONCE A YEAR WITH KEROSENE. GOOD LUCK.

No need to yell ! ( caps lock )

 

[rwm]

Amazon has the round wedges:

https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Wedge...ocphy=9060249&hvtargid=pla-420390042686&psc=1

I made my own on the lathe from SS tubing. I used .065 wall tube which was a little too thin and deformed some.
Yes- it is a framing hammer. Pretty common. Good ones run about $20. I have the magnet around somewhere.
Robert

 

[middle.road]

Old hammers are worth saving. I too am curious about the ring binders - never knew about them.

'Ring Binders' - that sounds better than 'wedges'...
At $2/pc I'll either attempt making my own or be sticking with the collection of steel wedges that I have on hand.