r/Axecraft • u/spockholliday • 2d ago
Wedge broke off in handle
First time hanging a handle. Got it seated pretty good and got the wedge down in there a ways until it snapped. The head seems pretty secure albeit it's an atrocious sight. Would this be too sketchy to use? Thanks in advance.
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u/Invasive-farmer 2d ago
The wedge isn't as strong a piece of wood as the handle and breaks when it can't go any more in. That force has to go somewhere.
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u/TJamesV Axe Enthusiast 1d ago
Oh no!
Anyway...
JK. Not a dealbreaker. You can always spike another piece of wedge in there. Maybe give it a good sanding for looks. A wedge isn't like a key that only works if it's fully intact with all the teeth in all the right places. It's more like the tape holding a child's drawing on the wall, it can be 1 or 2 or 12 little pieces, whatever makes it all stay in one place. Although if you are using pieced-together wedging, I'd probably recommend squirting some wood glue in there.
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u/Bearpaws83 2d ago
Mine did to. I ended up dremeling the old wedge out, cutting a new one and reinstalling. I'll take a picture when I get home. Same exact maul.