Handle Guides
Replacing an axe, hammer, maul or sledge hammer handle
Step 1
Saw off broken handle as close to the head as possible.
Step 2
Use a hammer to knock out the remaining piece of handle left in the head.
Step 3
Make a saw cut into the head of the replacement handle. Some types of handles already come with cut.
Step 4
Place handle through the head.
Step 5
Drive in a wooden wedge to secure the head, and if necessary saw off any excess handle above the head.
Step 6
Drive in a metal blakey at right angles across the wooden wedge.
Replacing a lipped socket spade, fork or shovel handle
Step 1
Grind off rivet head and punch out rivet.
Step 2
Tap in new handle.
Step 3
Drill through rivet hole and all the way through the handle.
Step 4
Insert new rivet and hammer down till ends are flat.
Replacing a tanged fork handle
Step 1
Grind off rivet head and punch out rivet.
Step 2
Remove handle.
Step 3
Measure the distance between the shoulder and the hole in the tang make note for future reference.
Step 4
Insert the tang into the new handle, make sure its properly aligned and then tap between the tines to ensure a tight fit.
Step 5
Mark the position of the rivet hole taken from the measurements.
Step 6
Drill through marked rivet hole and handle.
Step 7
Insert new rivet and hammer down till ends are flat.