First Axe hanging

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Ratboy42

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Hi All,

New to the forum but looking for some advice. I hung my first axe this week and not sure if I hung it upside down. When I tried to hang it the other way it rubbed all the way up and didn't curl the wood from the bottom of the eye and when I turned it around it started to curl at the bottom and freely passed up to the top. Also, when i measured the eye the one at the bottom was smaller. I still can't help but think
it's upside down.
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60exrp
 
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Keep trying to post the pictures:thumbsup:

In the mean time...can you describe the axe, its shape/pattern, is it a single or double bit, does it have any markings, stamps a name possibly?

Try postimage for a picture hosting site:thumbsup:
 
It's a single bit no marking but the larger swoop on the blade is pointing up which makes me think it's upside down. Got the picture added to original post.
 
It's upside down.That handle looks to good for that head,be careful removing it.Be doing yourself a favor finding an older one with a high centerline.
 
Thanks Junkenstien i spent a fair bit of time making the handle look and feel good. Hopefully I can bang it off and just rehang properly. If not I just take it as a learning experience. The head was dug out of my wife's family cottage so I just wanted to try it out.
 
Well got it off and saved the handle. I'm pretty happy with it being as it's my first axe hang (2 attempts though). A small gap at the bottom but I'm sure I'll get better with time. Some pics of the finished product if anyone cares. I also picked up 5 more heads so lots of practice ahead of me.
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Yep you definitely hung that Dayton upside down, glad you were able to get it back off and hang it properly.
Looks like a nice handle too.
 
Ratboy42 said:
curl the wood from the bottom of the eye
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This is what you want to avoid, it indicates the inside edge at the bottom of the eye is cutting/scoring the the handle. It's even a good/ essential idea to ease that inside area by filing. The axe head can be subject to tremendous torsion, especially when splitting wood with a less than straight growth pattern so the factory left knife edge under there is cross cutting its way into the handle.
 
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