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Rant: My neighbor in Portland swears by using a hairdryer to fix a loose hammer handle, but I think it's a bad idea.
He said he heats the old wooden handle with a hairdryer for about five minutes to make the wood expand and tighten up in the head. I tried it once and the fix only lasted a couple of weeks before it got loose again. I think you should just use proper wood glue or replace the handle. Has anyone else tried this heat trick, or is it just asking for trouble?
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the_drew5mo ago
Portland's damp air probably undoes that hairdryer fix fast, like @jason250 said about needing water. You're just drying it out more, making it shrink again later.
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jason2505mo ago
Yeah, that trick is just a temporary band-aid... the wood needs to be properly swollen with water or the fibers won't lock in place.
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