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Steel Cross Wedges for a Hammer Handle, Cut from Flat Bar
A hammer head is locked on its handle by a thin wooden wedge driven into a slot, then two small steel wedges driven crossways through it (madehow, Hammer). Here the two steel wedges are cut from mild steel flat bar and filed; the method and sizes are ours.
The picture: our drawing.
Beginner
1 hour
Instructions
1
1
Mark out
Mark out
On 3 mm mild steel flat bar, scribe two long thin triangles about 20 mm long, a little narrower than the handle's eye is wide.
Materials for this step:
Mild Steel Flat Bar1 pieceTools needed:
Scriber
Digital Caliper 6-Inch
Bench Vise2
2
Saw them out
Saw them out
Saw both wedges out along the lines with the hacksaw, the bar held low in the vise.
Tools needed:
HacksawBench Vise
Safety Glasses3
3
File the taper
File the taper
File each wedge thinner toward its point so it ends in a thin edge, and take the burrs off.
Tools needed:
File SetBench ViseDigital Caliper 6-Inch4
4
Rough the faces
Rough the faces
Draw the file across both faces to leave small ridges that grip the wood once driven.
Tools needed:
File SetBench ViseMaterials
1- 1 piecePlaceholder
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