I have a ballpein hammer passed down from my Pa, its well used and loved by me kinda feels like he's there working with me. The handle was black with oil and grease and cracked so I looked for a replacement. I found one on Amazon that would have worked just a standard varnish covered handle, then I came upon the Beaver Tooth handle co and thought why not try them out and I'm glad I did. The handle needed no fitting it was tight but the hammer head was persuaded on just tapping the handle base on my anvil until it was where I wanted it. The handle is a work of art soft raw wood to oil or finish as I like, Great wood grain built strong should last me another 40 years. Thanks y"all