[Shop-talk] Pick Handle

[Jack Brooks]

Thanks Brian.  Landscape supply houses make sense.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Kemp [mailto:bk13 at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 6:10 PM
To: Jack Brooks <JIBrooks at Live.com>; Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Pick Handle

Jack - I'd also look at a local landscaping supply place where the
contractors go.  They are more likely to wear out handles and replace them,
so a place that caters to them is probably a good start.

Brian

On 9/15/2016 9:05 PM, Jack Brooks wrote:
> I need a new handle for my heavy vintage pick.  I have not been to a
"real"
> hardware store yet, only Home Depot.  They had one suitable handle.  
> The HD SKU is #682989.  What they have is a normally shaped handle, 
> but instead of flaring at the top in the original hickory stock to fit 
> the big head opening of the pick, they have a ribbed plastic collar.  
> They did not have solid wood pick handles and this seems a bit odd.
>
> Pros:  The plastic ribbing did like to stick nicely to my pick head 
> and I suspect the plastic might absorb some vibration
>
> Cons: it looks cheap and I am concerned that it won't hold up.  The 
> finish on the handle is pretty rough and I will likely refinish it.
>
> Does anyone have experience with these "hybrid" pick handles.  The URL 
> for the Home Depot one is here.
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/True-Temper-36-in-Replacement-Handle-with-H
> andle- 
> Guard-2036900/100605612?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cTHD%7cG%7c0%7cG-BASE-PLA-D28
> I-Insi deGardenOther%7c&gclid=CMr28Nn-ks8CFUWBfgoddWIPDA&gclsrc=aw.ds
>
> I can find the all wood ones on line, but I'd rather not mail order 
> it.  I once bought the wrong size Axe handle.  It was close, but just not
right.
> It took too many hours to hand fit that bad-boy and it's acceptable, 
> but not great.  Never again, if I can avoid it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jack
>
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