Forgive me, but how are axe heads secured into place?

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Hawks are easy to see, as are some [most?] axes, as there's a wedge in the wood in the eye. What about axes that don't have an eye?

Example:

http://www.coldsteel.com/axe-gang-hatchet.html

My catalog by the john shows a pic of the top the the tool, and there's no exposed wedge. It's just steel on top..

I suppose the essence of my question is how would one repair something like that?
 
The axe gang hatchet DOES have a wedge in there, its just flush and painted over. Now look at their other hawks you see no wedge. Those have a friction fit, you slide head down haft, turn hawk upside down and tap on hard surface a little. that wedges it on and with use it wedges it on further
 
pullrich said:
The axe gang hatchet DOES have a wedge in there, its just flush and painted over. Now look at their other hawks you see no wedge. Those have a friction fit, you slide head down haft, turn hawk upside down and tap on hard surface a little. that wedges it on and with use it wedges it on further
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Yeah, I know how the hawks work and normal axes work, but this pic I have looks like metal on top. If it's just paint I get it now.
 
It depends on how old of an axe/hatchet we are talking about. If you are refering to newer manufacturing, then there are many ways used these days. Still most common is the haft up into the eye, then secured with wooden wedge and then usually also a metal wedge, whether a hammer wedge or the newer circle style. This might have bonding agents also, I believe Plumb was one of the first to use this, they call/called theirs Permabond I believe, basically a epoxy coating that almost made it impossible for the handle to ever come loose, or be removed, atleast without a ton of work. The one you have a pic of I have no idea, not familar with those at all.
 
Operator1975 said:
It depends on how old of an axe/hatchet we are talking about. If you are refering to newer manufacturing, then there are many ways used these days. Still most common is the haft up into the eye, then secured with wooden wedge and then usually also a metal wedge, whether a hammer wedge or the newer circle style. This might have bonding agents also, I believe Plumb was one of the first to use this, they call/called theirs Permabond I believe, basically a epoxy coating that almost made it impossible for the handle to ever come loose, or be removed, atleast without a ton of work. The one you have a pic of I have no idea, not familar with those at all.
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Good info. Thanks.
 
I don't know about the one you linked to, but the Trail Boss is secured with a wooden wedge and a metal pin. It is also painted over.
 
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