OT: Just remembering I promised a while ago I'd post pictures & weights of what I think are legit/genuine 3#, 4# and 5# Legitimus and Plumb Victory heads I've acquired... I'll get to it and post pics in that thread... eventually.
The hangs have not all been axes --some claw & engineer's hammers, two sledges, couple spade shovels, a true-temper garden rake and then 5-6 more axes & hatchets. I feel like I'm starting to get it as its getting easier and going faster each time. Been doing some home improvement projects and using table, miter/chop and radial arm saws a bunch which has given me a much better understanding of woodworking, kerfs & notches, how much of a blank canvass a piece of wood really is, etc. More/better tools have also helped... Japanese saw rasps are awesome.
It was July 4th so I figured what better time to finally hang the 1945 Plumb U.S. Army hatchet that's been collecting dust on the bench for months... The kerf wedge went all the way down and there are no holes or gaps anywhere (top or bottom of eye). It'll soak in a bath of BLO for a week or two but I can tell its going to be really solid and a good hang (pics once its done bathing)... which made me think about my first few hangs and how little the kerf wedges went in or the holes/gaps, etc.
There is nothing wrong with my first couple of hangs. They are 100% functional and the ones I didn't screw up have been solid with heavy use so far. Should I get another 15-20 hangs under my belt before I start to rip them apart and rehang? Should I focus on using the early hang tools so if/when they fail it can be a new learning experience --or should I just shut up and not nit-pick... tools are tools; use them properly until they break, fix them and then repeat??
The hangs have not all been axes --some claw & engineer's hammers, two sledges, couple spade shovels, a true-temper garden rake and then 5-6 more axes & hatchets. I feel like I'm starting to get it as its getting easier and going faster each time. Been doing some home improvement projects and using table, miter/chop and radial arm saws a bunch which has given me a much better understanding of woodworking, kerfs & notches, how much of a blank canvass a piece of wood really is, etc. More/better tools have also helped... Japanese saw rasps are awesome.
It was July 4th so I figured what better time to finally hang the 1945 Plumb U.S. Army hatchet that's been collecting dust on the bench for months... The kerf wedge went all the way down and there are no holes or gaps anywhere (top or bottom of eye). It'll soak in a bath of BLO for a week or two but I can tell its going to be really solid and a good hang (pics once its done bathing)... which made me think about my first few hangs and how little the kerf wedges went in or the holes/gaps, etc.
There is nothing wrong with my first couple of hangs. They are 100% functional and the ones I didn't screw up have been solid with heavy use so far. Should I get another 15-20 hangs under my belt before I start to rip them apart and rehang? Should I focus on using the early hang tools so if/when they fail it can be a new learning experience --or should I just shut up and not nit-pick... tools are tools; use them properly until they break, fix them and then repeat??
