Axe problem.

[Shovel]

An old axe I found and knocked the handle out of has ridges inside the eye, preventing me from getting a new handle on. Does anyone have any ideas of how to rehandle it? I can't seem to get one in. It's a really old one, with no brand, so I can't buy a new one.

 

[demographic]

Is it something a round file could cure?

 

[Everything Mac]

Vertical ridges or horizontal ridges?

I would have thought vertical ridges could be solved with some nifty carving and a bit more thwack.

if not a round file would do it.
Andy

 

[HillBill]

It may be that the ridges are there to grip the wood and keep the handle in place once the wedge is fitted. Make the handle a little smaller and the wedge a little bigger perhaps?

 

[jiffi]

You need to make the split wider near the handle top so it's thinner than normal then put in a longer wooden wedge it's an old fashioned way

 

[Shovel]

Vertical ridges or horizontal ridges?

I would have thought vertical ridges could be solved with some nifty carving and a bit more thwack.

if not a round file would do it.
Andy

Vertical. I've decided to just carve it a bit smaller, If that doesn't work, a round file it is.