Visited your website. Why don't you, (and most other handle companies) put the eye sizes and shapes and wood grades in your catalog? It was helpful that you gave hammer head weight limitations. Thanks for putting sizes in the description above, but shape is important too. None of the big box stores have hammer handles near me so there is a lot of consumer guess work for mail ordering handles. I have an odd 36oz brick hammer with a 0.57x1.13 horse track oval that I think to modify a 14" claw hammer handle rated for 24oz, but the grain seems perpendicular, flat to the blow instead of delivering a blow with the grain. Would you do a video of rejected handles? Question about your video above, should a fitting wedge wood or steel ever be installed parallel to the grain to avoid splitting?
Thank you for your comment. In answer to your question, we produce about 1200 different types of handles. Roughly 400 of which are variations on hammer handles. The reason the eye sizes aren't listed is because every tool manufacturer uses a slightly different size. In the digital age, we are able to have customers take photos of what they need so we can supply the correct handle. We don't want there to be guesswork involved. If you order a handle you need to get that in your tool. You don't have time to mess with things being incorrect. In regard to the video for rejected handles, we do have a video called "Picking your Handle 101" on this youtube page. I would recommend that as well. As for the wedging, we generally install the steel wedges cross grain and the wooden wedge with the grain. If you have any further questions or if we can be of further assistance to you please feel free to email us at sales@bowmanhandlesinc.com or give us a call at 1.800.736.0390. We would love to help you find the handle you need. Again thank you for your comment and for visiting our website.
@@bowmanhandlesinc.7140 thank you for answering and giving detail on wedges and grain. I'm surprised to see that some manufacturers are turning handles without regard to grain or twist, this is just poor training and supervision, but the still slap Finest American Hickory on the label. I'll urge you to give eye sizes and shapes in your catalog, for a leg up on your competition.
