I had an old rusty 16 oz 11-436 soldering hammer with a cracked wooden handle. It has been in the family for many years. It was a pity to throw it away. I've watched several YouTube videos on restoring old hammers. Then I looked at this product. I was inspired. I carved an old cracked handle. I hand sanded the hammer head until all rust was gone. I carefully filed the edge of the new Vaughan grip, tapped the new grip with a second hammer, installed the wood spacer, hammered in the wood spacer, sawed off the excess, then hammered the metal spacers perpendicular to the grip. end to secure it. If all you want is a cheap hammer, there are cheap hammers everywhere that will do the job. But if you want to restore an antique American or European hammer, a tool that will stay in your family for generations, a tool to be proud of, then with a little work you can get it back. If you're planning on restoring an old hammer, I recommend checking out the various YouTube guides. Done right, this handle works great and you end up with a beautifully restored hammer.