Axe Handle Guard?

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garry owen

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What does everyone use to protect from overswing on thier axe? I'm starting to tear mine up by the head and need some suggestions.
 
I've seen paracord , leather, wire, duct tape, inner tubes and those store bought rubber jobs. I don't think I've ever seen kydex but I'm sure it would work as well.
 
Manly reflexes. If I sense an over-strike, I full stop my 15 pound maul.

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Spare hafts. I find that the idea of extra work has been enough to make me more careful. I'm terribly lazy
 
Hard rubber - like engine stop-blocks or tire tread - help in place by rigging or good duct tape. They sell a product of such ribber that slips on.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Hard rubber - like engine stop-blocks or tire tread - help in place by rigging or good duct tape. They sell a product of such ribber that slips on.
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yeah, but that dosent look very nice... it works im sure and i have seen it, but paracord or leather adds a nice 'touch' to an axe IMO...
 
I have never used anything like that before - usually end up wrapping the old girl in electrical tape on my old users.
 
On my pick mattock I use doubled-up bike innertube. Keeps rocks from inevitably chewing up the handle. Should work for an axe as well.
 
Thanks fellas, I'm going to try either paracord or rawhide laces to wrap it, which ever I find first. I have had friction tape on it for a while now, it works but doesn't look real good. Haven't used an axe in years so some practice will help! BTW thanks jwaj for the link, I'll try that out.
 
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garry owen said:
Thanks fellas, I'm going to try either paracord or rawhide laces to wrap it, which ever I find first. I have had friction tape on it for a while now, it works but doesn't look real good. Haven't used an axe in years so some practice will help! BTW thanks jwaj for the link, I'll try that out.
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If you want to use the rawhide lace just buy a large rawhide dog bone, soak it in warmish water until soft, take the bigest piece and cut your lace from a circle, you'll have lots. Or take a small piece and stitch it around like I did.

Regards

Robin
 
I use hockey stick tape for the following reasons:
1. It was designed to stick to wood even in cold temps
2. It was designed for impact and abrasions
3. It keeps the profile low enough so that it does not make the handle wider than the head--if the wrap makes the handle wider than the head it will always be dragging and getting chewed up when you split wood and slowing down the efficiency of the splitting and will stick the axe more often in the wood.
4. All guards will eventually get beat up--tape is easy to repair
 
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