Estwing rebuild

[B4408]

Have a few old leather handled Estwing hammers in the shed. The leather gets dry, spacers get damaged and they become a pain to use as the grip becomes loose.
So I thought I would make a wood grip and get one back to life.
Plan on doing it like knife scales. So I started by cleaning off the rust.
Looking at the numbers on the shaft maybe a 1977 manufacture which sounds about right.
Stinking hot in the shed so not much more to show yet.

Bruce

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[LoneRider]

i did a knife handle in leather rings like that hammer handle.
i did the rings from two different belts. [thickness and colour]
they are easy to shape if you use a linisher on the angle grinder [or some such]
goin to look great.

[B4408]

How did you pack the leather on tight so it didnt move while using?

Bruce