well, that was strange

[phantomknives]

so i was tapping the handle out of an axe today and the wedge in my hammer just shot out. was doing light tapping and the wedges shot 6 feet for no reason, has this happened to anyone else?

 

[300Six]

Regard to the hammer was this a recent hang perhaps? Nothing like an overly obtuse-angled wedge to squeeze out like a wet bar of soap.

 

[phantomknives]

no, it's an old true temper, it just shot out. the wedge has never backed out before this, it even had steel wedges