Welding steel handles onto Sledge Hammer and Splitting Maul heads (TIG steel)

[Brian Ski]

Recognizing that handles like this are usually wood or fiberglass to absorb vibrations, I am not sure how well this is actually going to work. But it will be interesting to hear.

I am interested to hear also... I have several axes, sledge, mauls. They all have wood or fiberglass handles. Except for the Big splitting maul. If you hit things wrong with it, it will sure ring your hands. It will sting you good!!! I have put a couple tweaks in the pipe handle over time but it has held up well... I use them a lot then I still have a good deal of the original handles on most of them.

Forgot to ask...where do you find the cold galvanize coating?

ken

I did a quick search and I found rust oleum... Home depot sells it...
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/paint/s...sol-98175.html

Ah just seen it posted above me....