The old extension shaft finally gives out--any leads on new one?

[Horace Greeley]

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Hi, Dave,

I remember having one of these, too - except that I am pretty sure it was a 
Schaff...made to look/feel largely like a Hale, but was not.  The tooling 
was not as clean, and the knurling on the locking collar was larger and 
more coarse.  Maybe a Schaff extension from an earlier period would 
fit?  What are the dimensions of what you have?

Best.

Horace

At 07:39 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote:
>List,
>
>I think it was old when my original mentor found it inside an old grand 
>nigh on 30 years ago.  It's a Hale hammer with a Rosewood handle.  I've 
>been using it off and on since then as my primary hammer.
>
>The odd thing about it is that it has a hex extension.  This was not the 
>normal for Hale hammers, which have cylindrical shafts according to Don, 
>the tech at Schaff.  I've tried the extension in my Schaff hammer, it was 
>too large.  So until my new hammer arrives--hopefully today--I'm using my 
>reserve, which is a mini extension hammer.  This is not the greatest for 
>leverage, as it is both short AND light.
>
>Does anyone know where to find hex extensionsthat would fit a Hale 
>handle?  I'd love to keep my old hammer functional if possible.  It's my 
>buddy....:-(
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Dave Stahl

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