On 17/06/18 09:25, Andy Burns wrote:
Jeff Layman wrote:

One of the wedges on my old lump hammer has come out. Before it came out
completely I had a look and it seemed to be made of wood

Can you get the wedge back in and soak the head in PEG (anti-freeze)?

Not tried it myself, but I gather it soaks in, swells the wood, but
unlike water, once swelled it doesn't shrink back as it dries ...

Unfortunately the next time I looked when the head had moved down the
shaft a few mm the wedge had gone. I guess I could fashion a new one
from a scrap piece of hardwood and try the antifreeze soak.

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Jeff