Hedge Trimmer Wooden Handle Repair/Replace

[Gwylan]

The steel is the best bit. Not to be disposed of because of the peripheral handles failure.
Worse still buying some 21st century oriental tut.

 

[Profpointy]

Would pick-axe or sledgehammer handles work? You'll likely need to shave down the end to fit, but seem more or less the right profile. Maybe you could get a pair out of one pick handle

 

[classic33]

Personally, I'd thank the shears for their long years of service and give them a dignified send off to the great recycling garden in the sky.

Suppose you want him to build his own furnace as well!

 

[classic33]

Would pick-axe or sledgehammer handles work? You'll likely need to shave down the end to fit, but seem more or less the right profile. Maybe you could get a pair out of one pick handle

Sledge hammer handle, pick axe handle would be too heavy.

 

[rockyroller]

found some nice black Mishimoto high-torque hose clamps & did a little more work on it

doesn't look to bad ...

inserted thin watery glue & clamped the cut end for a minute, then switched the clamp for 2 wraps of duct tape

the seams seem to be sealed

the back side where I cut the bolt w/ a hacksaw. the clamp got snipped w/ snips, then curled the cut end under so it wouldn't catch on anything & applied a small length of duct tape to seal that edge in. & yeah I see the hole I drilled is not perpendicular to the handle. I rushed & hand held the drilling the slot & the side hole. I often rush & make sloppy mistakes like this. maybe they add character? excuses ...

but I would like a drill press

there just wasn't enough meat above the bolt, at the end of the handle, especially w/ the worm gear placement on the flatter side of the handle. there is no movement. the bolt is snugged up & the JB Weld filler has cured solid

worked well on some weeds

I guess I should have noticed the notch in one blade & used it as a guide for how thick a twig I could cut. whacking at little oak trees, with all my might, using the end of the long original handles as leverage, surely helped damage the handle. we have garden loppers for that. we should not abuse our tools

 

[rockyroller]

just went back & added more of the thin capillary glue to whatever porous lines I could find

 

[Profpointy]

found some nice black Mishimoto high-torque hose clamps & did a little more work on it
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doesn't look to bad ...
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inserted thin watery glue & clamped the cut end for a minute, then switched the clamp for 2 wraps of duct tape
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the seams seem to be sealed
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the back side where I cut the bolt w/ a hacksaw. the clamp got snipped w/ snips, then curled the cut end under so it wouldn't catch on anything & applied a small length of duct tape to seal that edge in. & yeah I see the hole I drilled is not perpendicular to the handle. I rushed & hand held the drilling the slot & the side hole. I often rush & make sloppy mistakes like this. maybe they add character? excuses ...

but I would like a drill press
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there just wasn't enough meat above the bolt, at the end of the handle, especially w/ the worm gear placement on the flatter side of the handle. there is no movement. the bolt is snugged up & the JB Weld filler has cured solid
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worked well on some weeds
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I guess I should have noticed the notch in one blade & used it as a guide for how thick a twig I could cut. whacking at little oak trees, with all my might, using the end of the long original handles as leverage, surely helped damage the handle. we have garden loppers for that. we should not abuse our tools
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Even in photographs, that is immensely satisfying

 

[rockyroller]

wanna hear something funny? so I get it back to my Mother's house & remember I had been seeing this odd extra handle in the washroom the past few years. then it dawned on me, not an exact match, but maybe Dad got it to replace the hedge trimmer (shears) handle? the butt end is the same size & the rest of it could have been trimmed or worked on to fit. hmmm ... don't give me any ideas

 

[classic33]

wanna hear something funny? so I get it back to my Mother's house & remember I had been seeing this odd extra handle in the washroom the past few years. then it dawned on me, not an exact match, but maybe Dad got it to replace the hedge trimmer (shears) handle? the butt end is the same size & the rest of it could have been trimmed or worked on to fit. hmmm ... don't give me any ideas
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Hammer handle though!

 

[rockyroller]

Hammer handle though!

probably closest thing he could find or maybe it was intended for an axe or yes even a hammer. I think their hammer is intact as were the axes I came across. The only broken thing was the shears. I’m not actually likely to redo what I did

 

[presta]

Here's one I made earlier:

Handle planed up from a piece of old teak doorstep, ferrule made from a bit of aluminium tubing.

 

[rockyroller]

Here's one I made earlier:

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Handle planed up from a piece of old teak doorstep, ferrule made from a bit of aluminium tubing.

really nice work!

 

[rockyroller]

Here's one I made earlier:

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Handle planed up from a piece of old teak doorstep, ferrule made from a bit of aluminium tubing.

maybe instead of looking for a "handle" I should just get a stout, solid oak, dowel from the home improvement store. not sure I could ever make time for just a labor of love, just thinking out loud really. that's really clever of you to repurpose something

 

[rockyroller]

gave it a workout at Mom's house & it worked! & I didn't break it!

needed a little help from it's friends

had some wax based bike chain lube in my car, for the critical joint. I'll add real oil when I go back