Most of us have some tool handles that tend to loosen over time, like those on socket chisels. To keep the wood handle fixed permanently in place, use hot-melt adhesive designed for attaching steel tips to wood arrows. The product I use is called Ferr-L-Tite and made by Bohning, and it’s available on Amazon for $6. It is applied to the inside of the ferrule by heating up the steel. The burner of a gas stove works fine, or a torch of course. Heat the steel just enough to melt the glue—but not enough to take the temper out of the steel. Rub the glue stick inside the socket and insert the handle. The bond will stand up to the hardest mallet blows, but it’s easily reversed by reheating the socket.

—Brandon Kramer, Wallace, Idaho