Sears has a number of "Hickory" replacement hammer handles on their Craftsman tool website.

Thanks Tom, checked out sears.com and only found a 14" machinst ball pein handle for $16.48 plus S&H, guess I've got to accept that things aren't meant to be repaired, just replaced.

For that kind of $ you could just replace the hammer with a new one with a fiber glass handle.....:-(

Well, we've got a lot of hickory here on the farm, may have to do it the old fashioned way. 'course got to cure for about a year.

Ev

Here's a link to the ones I found. There's a 14 and 16 inch handle on this page for 4.49 each plus s&h. If you navigate on thru the pages the handles range from 12 inches to 18 inches at about the same price.

Here is a link that might be useful: Craftsman pages

I got tired of replacing free replacement splitting maul handles at Sears (from over-swings etc). I saw an article that suggested tacking 3-4" of angle to the head to protect the handle. I went a step further and tacked on 3-4" of pipe filled with 100% silicone and that wooden handle has lasted 20 + years. I replaced my axe handle with a fiberglass one that has lasted forever. Last, I flared and welded black pipe to my med & small sledges. Added foam pipe insulation on the smaller sledge's handle. Added good think automotive hose to the med sledge's handle. Getting the thick hose on was a task and adding a bolt & nut toward the butt secured it.

The Big Trick Is Slowing & A Hydraulic Log Splitter. LOL. loger

most of my broken handles get recycled or just shortened and re-used. I found a draw knife,aka spoke shave, at a yard sale and it makes fitting wood handles a breeze.

Thx Tom, you originally said crafstman and I assumed sears.com would get the same results. OOPS. Now that's an interesting site. Prices are reasonable.

Thanks again,

Ev