Fibreglass axe/hammer handles

[AldeanFan]

I’ve got a hammer and an axe with fibreglass handles, both of them are loose.
neither of these tools are fantastic or vintage and I can probably replace them with new tools for not much more than the cost of new handles but I hate to throw things away.

Is this something that can be fixed?
Should I try to fix them or replace with wood handles?

 

[Jland]

from my experience fiberglass on an ax has way to much "rebound"... .. energy transfer is much better with wood. Just my experience

 

[hefnerconstructionlc]

Reseat and pour epoxy in top . Fixed my sledge in that way.

 

[d.mcfarland]

There really is no fixing epoxy handles. It's a replace only scenario. Some will say do this or that but why waste time and money just to do it over again after a short time?

 

[four.cycle]

here you go: Tennessee Hickory

 

[RTM]

My vendor for handles, non-fiberglass variety.

HOME | House Handle

househandle.com

 

[Jlarson]

Nupla has handle kits with epoxy.

 

[AldeanFan]

Thanks,
I’ll probably go to the local hardware store for new wooden handles and give myself a little project

 

[four.cycle]

^ be real picky picky picky when you go to pick one out - most of the handles you'll find at the mass-merchandisers aren't suitable for dahlia stakes, let alone axe handles.

 

[jives]

I just made my first hammer handle for an old Miller's Falls hammer. Had a length of osage orange that I shaved down. Watched a few vids then spent the afternoon with a spokeshave and a rasp. A bit crude but I'm somewhat pleased for a first attempt.

 

[Ton ton]

I just made my first hammer handle for an old Miller's Falls hammer. Had a length of osage orange that I shaved down. Watched a few vids then spent the afternoon with a spokeshave and a rasp. A bit crude but I'm somewhat pleased for a first attempt.

Good job.

 

[jonshonda]

^ be real picky picky picky when you go to pick one out - most of the handles you'll find at the mass-merchandisers aren't suitable for dahlia stakes, let alone axe handles.

Yeah tight straight grain perpendicular to the striking face is not easy to come by. But....but, I will argue that while it is desirable it's not necessarily a go-no go type of thing. I typically look for good straight hafts when I am browsing, and if I find a good one I will bring it home. That gives me a reason to find good old steel to mount to it!

 

[four.cycle]

^ I'm pretty tall so I need a 36-inch handle on an axe or maul, and they're hard enough to find in that length. Last time I looked at handles at a big-box store, I walked out empty-handed. Found a decent unit at a chainsaw shop.

 

[seber]

As an aside, fiberglass handles get loose due to twisting to release the head from stuck in stump. Experience speaks.