Found this hammer head at an estate sale and bought it for the novelty of it.

 

 

I have this hammer and thought I may be able to share the handle with is and treat it as a kit.

 

 

They both have 3/8" fine threads but the screw driver was too long for the new ball peen head.

 

 

There is only 2" hollowed out in the stem so I decided to make a handle for it.  I found this piece of brass from a candle stick I saved from a previous project.  As luck would have it it had 3/8" fine threads already in the end of it.  Stuff does go right sometimes.

 

 

Mounted it on the metal lathe and turned it down to 7/16".

 

 

Found a suitable piece of Mahogany, drilled it and epoxied the two together.

 

 

 

Turned it on the wood lathe and gave it a CA finish.  Cut the head off a fine thread bolt to use as a connector to mate the hammer head and handle together.

 

 

 

Then I got the idea to cut a tip off a Phillips screw driver, drill a hole in the 3/8" connector and mate the two together.

 

 

So now the handle has a Phillips screw driver when twisted apart.

 

 

 

I enjoy piddling around with projects like this.  Gets the creative juices flowing.

Dan, that is too kool, Came out really good. now you have a tool and a show piece combined.

Herb

Great looking handle. But do you have to make us drool by mentioning a metal lathe?

45 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Great looking handle. But do you have to make us drool by mentioning a metal lathe?

 

Sweet!

Sweet!!!

Now THAT'S impressive! Nice work Dan!

 

Steve