[AT] Pitchforks - new vs. old.

[Mattias Kessén]

Phil, I found a hammer beneath our house a couple of weeks ago when I had to break my way through the floor and down there(but that's another story) is it yours? ;-)

/Mattias in sunny melting Sweden

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Från: "Phil Auten" <pga2 at hot1.net>
Till: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Skickat: den 26 mars 2005 03:40
Ämne: Re: [AT] Pitchforks - new vs. old.


> I sure miss my True Temper "Rocket" claw hammer! It disappeared somewhere
> the last time I painted the house back in '00. It was absolutely the best 
> hammer
> I ever owned, including the Plumb that I got for free. My dad had the same 
> hammer
> back when I was a kid, he won it in a sales contest back about 1952. I bought
> mine because I couldn't destroy his, no matter what I did with (read to) it.
> 
> Phil
> 
> At 02:54 PM 3/25/05, you wrote:
> 
> >Subject: RE: [AT] Pitchforks - new vs. old.
> >
> >
> >>I just went through the "handle problem" a couple of weeks ago, Farmer.
> >>I was only looking for a hammer handle to replace the one that broke on
> >>my favorite cross peen machinist's hammer, but I couldn't find any
> >>carried by the local retailers.  I complained about the situation with
> >>my cousins out in Colorado, and they kind of blinked in disbelief.  Ace
> >>Hardware stores west of the Mississippi (or at least in the high plains)
> >>carry a full range of replacement handles for everything under the sun.
> >>Not only was I able to buy a handle out in Wray, Colorado, but it was
> >>sized specifically for the hammer that I was working with.  But you're
> >>right -- the price was more than the cost of a new hammer, if you want
> >>to call the stuff that's currently available a "hammer."  The new stuff
> >>sure doesn't have the quality of the old True Temper brand from several
> >>decades ago.
> >>
> >>Larry
> >
> >Larry,
> >
> >You reminded me of an overdue project for when I can get back to the shop. 
> >The box of handles is getting low.  It's time to make another batch.  With 
> >the duplicator on the wood lathe it's relatively easy (although not 
> >profitable) to make nice handles in strange woods.  I like walnut... they 
> >become nicer looking with use.  I make them in a wide variety of lengths 
> >and sizes so I can usually pick one that is suitable.
> >
> >Most "hammers" today are better referred to as "beatin' irons".  :-)
> >
> >True Temper certainly set a high standard.  As far as I know, there hasn't 
> >been any other shovel, for example, any where near the quality of their 
> >forged ones.  Any other just seems like stamped sheet metal and makes more 
> >work of the job... even worse than the cheap pitchforks do.
> >
> >George Willer
> 
> 
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