Axe & hatchet display

I'mSoSharp · Apr 7, 2019

For some time I've though how nice it would be to have my collection on display, though it consists of nothing special I'd still like to see it, the big problem is making it look good as they don't really lend themselves to being displayed due to their shape, anyway the time has arrived to give it a go.........
This will either succeed or just suc......

I split a couple of pine boards that used to be shelves then shaped them roughly with homemade adzes.

More soon...

ithinkverydeeply · Apr 7, 2019

Those adzes are gorgeous!

I'mSoSharp · Apr 7, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
Those adzes are gorgeous!

Thank you. Made from car torsion bar spring, I made four a few years ago.

And on the display theme, this is how they are on the wall at home!

And back to my axe display, wood stained, sanded & oiled.........

garry3 · Apr 7, 2019

That's good stuff right there. I mean really nice. Did you make the adzes?

I'mSoSharp · Apr 7, 2019

garry3 said:
That's good stuff right there. I mean really nice. Did you make the adzes?

Yes. Thread here - https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/homemade-adzes.1418449/

crbnSteeladdict · Apr 7, 2019

I'mSoSharp said:
Thank you. Made from car torsion bar spring, I made four a few years ago.

And on the display theme, this is how they are on the wall at home!

And back to my axe display, wood stained, sanded & oiled.........

Any plans of making matching froe?

ithinkverydeeply · Apr 7, 2019

Ooh! Please say “what froe?”...

pease · Apr 7, 2019

Those look great you have some real talents.

Ernest DuBois · Apr 7, 2019

Holm oak also a very nice handle material for such tools down in the southern regions.

I'mSoSharp · Apr 8, 2019

First lot up on the wall, more hatchets to do now in a similar way.......

Dusty One · Apr 8, 2019

Great idea....Great job.....Great collection !

I'mSoSharp · Apr 10, 2019

Hatchets now up as well.

Some of what I've hung up are users but wanted as much up on the wall possible.
A real eclectic mix but pretty happy with how they turned out, a bit of adjustment still needed on the hangers (nails with rubber tube slipped over them) they mainly need driven in to make some shorter.
Anybody else got em on the wall?

Meek1 · Aug 11, 2019

Very nice!

I'mSoSharp · Aug 28, 2019

Hammer time!

Teak rack, hammers leveled by pieces of black rubber tube wedged in above the handles in the back holes.

Sorry for the very poor images....low artificial light & an old tablet....