How to Restote a Hammer

I bought a plane setting hammer for one euro.
It is in pretty good shape and will only need minor improvements.

Saw off the head. So you can use a drift to punch out the remaining part of the handle in the head.

After you have taken out the handle, you start sanding the hammer head to take off any rust or gunk that is on there.

When you are done sanding the head you start sanding the handle to bear wood (remove dirt or lacker)

When you are done sanding you start sawing a slot for the wedge. Dont go too deep. But dont make it too shalow. Or the wedge wont go deep enough.

Now you start putting on the head. You want it to sit tinht but not too tight. USE A WOODEN MALLET not a steel hammer. or you will damnage the handle and head.
After the head is on you put glue on the wedge and hammer it in using a wooden mallet. Otherwise the wedge will crack.

Using terpentine and boiled linseed oil in a 1 to 1 ratio you make a small amout of th mixture (doesnt need to be alot)
You apply it wearing gloves and with a piece of paper towel. You can allso put some of the mixture on the head to prevent it from rusting.

Now when the oil in the handle is dried you need to apply pure linseed oil on the handle onece a week