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- Nov 25, 2007
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Too many of my replacement handles these days have a poor fit but I shape them the best I can before final insertion
and while it is easy to remove wood in the open spaces I cannot add wood to increase the overall press fit regardless
of number of shims hammered in etc. What I have been doing is taking any kind of construction caulk and while standing
the axe upright with the handle down, I will completely seal the bottom edge of the axe head so that a liquid poured
from the top will not flow out the bottom.
Then I mix some strong two part epoxy and drizzle it into the cracks from above and fill the spaces between
the newly fit handle and the steel head until the epoxy is at the point of overflowing. I got the idea from inspecting
some fiberglass handled axes. I believe that is how the fiberglass handles are mounted.
and while it is easy to remove wood in the open spaces I cannot add wood to increase the overall press fit regardless
of number of shims hammered in etc. What I have been doing is taking any kind of construction caulk and while standing
the axe upright with the handle down, I will completely seal the bottom edge of the axe head so that a liquid poured
from the top will not flow out the bottom.
Then I mix some strong two part epoxy and drizzle it into the cracks from above and fill the spaces between
the newly fit handle and the steel head until the epoxy is at the point of overflowing. I got the idea from inspecting
some fiberglass handled axes. I believe that is how the fiberglass handles are mounted.
