aurgathor
join:2002-12-01
Lynnwood, WA
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| fixing loose hatchet
My hatchet almost lost its 'head' -- what would be the better glue to fix it? Liquid nail, polyurethane glue, or something else? I'm not going to buy a new handle.
TIA
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zach3
Zach
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join:2000-05-04
Saint Louis, MO
clubs: | Go to your local hardware store and buy the appropriate Wedges and drive them in where the handle comes through or flush with the head and that should take care of the problem. |
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seaquake
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join:2001-03-23
Millersville, MD
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| reply to aurgathor
You don't want to glue the handle in there. The first axe I bought had the handle glued in addition to having the wedge. When the handle broke, I had the worst time getting the old handle and remnants out. I never did get it quite right and ended up throwing it out.
I was thinking that a shim could do the trick but they widen up quickly and you probably wouldn't get too much of it into the slot and it wouldn't fix the problem. I've never seen the wedges sold at a hardware store without a handle...but I've never looked for them, either. |
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Kringle
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Pierrefonds, QC | I've seen little packets of wedges at just about every hardware store around here. Right by the axe handles. |
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aurgathor
join:2002-12-01
Lynnwood, WA | reply to zach3
There's a wedge already in the handle, and I actually tried to remove it, but it appears to be stuck there pretty solidly.
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Kringle
Dr.D
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Pierrefonds, QC | You can hammer another wedge in beside the one that's there. I would recommend the metal wedges. |
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jack b
Big House
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join:2000-09-08
Up the River
clubs: | reply to aurgathor
I wouldn't trust doing much with that hatchet. It looks like the wood handle is split the whole length. |
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Kringle
Dr.D
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Pierrefonds, QC | I thought it was split at first too but it just seems to be the edge of the handle against the decking.  |
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jack b
Big House
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Up the River
clubs: | Now I see dat. Fooled me. |
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robbin
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join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX | reply to aurgathor
Put it in a bucket of water the night before you want to use it. The water will swell it and the handle will be tight. That's what my grandfather always used to do with his axe. |
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sdgthy
@optonline.net | reply to aurgathor
Don't glue it, someday you'll need to replace the handle and glue will just make that more difficult. Pickup some wedges, or if that doesn't work, a new handle. |
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Telly Boot
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Vancouver, BC | reply to aurgathor
It has dried out, causing the wood to shrink: use water or ( old method) linseed oil to swell the wood.
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aurgathor
join:2002-12-01
Lynnwood, WA
·Verizon west (ex G..
| reply to sdgthy
I know that it can be soaked in water, but I use it very randomly (a tree fell over my bicycle trail, for example, and I tried to cut it in half ) and I don't want to bother with soaking.
I'll see if I can get some low angle metal wedge, else it's going top be liquid nail because that can dissolved with xylene, in case I need to replace the handle.
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flamedog
join:2001-08-03
Jackson, WY
| reply to aurgathor
Yeah...get the wedges. Something like these: »www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/t···4/Detail
Also remember to whack the butt end of the handle down on the ground before and or occasionally during use to cause the head to slide all the way down on the handle. You've just barely chopped that end off of the picture so it's hard to see if that has been a regular part of your use of the hatchet. |
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robbin
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join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX | reply to aurgathor
Why not just use the chainsaw? Much easier than a hachet! |
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aurgathor
join:2002-12-01
Lynnwood, WA
·Verizon west (ex G..
| reply to flamedog
said by flamedog  :Also remember to whack the butt end of the handle down on the ground before and or occasionally during use to cause the head to slide all the way down on the handle. I hardly ever need to do that before. Although I never before took on a 8" - 10" tree trunk with a hatchet.  I used to have a good sized axe, but I can't seem to find it anymore. And no, I don't have a chainsaw.
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treetop1000
join:2003-11-07
Lexington, KY
| reply to aurgathor
New handle time: do NOT reuse the old handle. I speak from experience. Once the wedges inside the old one "break" (as in lose the grip on the inside of the channel) that handle has gone over to the dark side. It's now more likely to do the same thing again and more frequently.
I'm not a fan of axes and hatchets...they just take too much effort compared to saws.
I carry just 2 tree tools in my truck, a folding camp style saw with a wicked looking 18 inch blade and a 36 inch long cable saw with d-ring attachment ends (and 100 feet of small diameter nylon rope) for the big stuff. The cable saw can rip through a 16 inch tree in about 20 minutes, the camp saw does everything else. |
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Bridgeport, CT | reply to aurgathor
Old trick: drive 2-3 nails through the head. That or wedges, but nails are a more "permanent" solution. |
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8744675
join:2000-10-10
Decatur, GA
| reply to aurgathor
What they say about adding another metal wedge. My main reason for commenting is because that picture has a very artistic look to it. I like the detail of the wood grain of the handle and decking, as well as the pits in the metal blade. I would turn it around so the blade points down, frame it and hang it on a wall. For the best effect, over the headboard of a bed or above a chair that sits near the wall. |
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said by robbin :Put it in a bucket of water the night before you want to use it. The water will swell it and the handle will be tight. That's what my grandfather always used to do with his axe. I'll 2nd that same here what grandpaw always said . Put it in a bucket of water over night then hammer a wedge it .
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