I have a sledgehammer that I use regularly to split wood (with a wedge).
I had to replace the Hickory handle only once.
That is because I left it outside in the elements one year.
Tracy Johnson
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jack Connor
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> Much harder to take your foot off with a hammer ;-)
>
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> I was very specific; I said hammer, not axe. An axe is a much more
> sophisticated device.
>
> Denys
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:21 AM
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> Cc: Denys Beauchemin
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Explanation for longevity?
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> In message <001d01cbdf74$20b786d0$62269470$@net>, Denys Beauchemin
> <[log in to unmask]> writing at 16:40:16 in his local time opines:-
> >What I am trying to say is that devices that do very little
> can last a very
> >long time. Think hammer, for example.
>
> "Yes, this is the actual axe that Washington had on his farm.
> Of course,
> it's had a couple of new handles over time, and maybe a new head; but
> it's the very axe that George Washington himself used."
>
> --
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