Hanging a Kelly Flint Edge single bit

[WarnerB]

Hanging a True Temper Kelly Works Flint Edge single bit.
I had to do a few modifications here and there to make it work but all-in-all it came out alright.

[SUB]Sanded lacquer off the handle[/SUB]

[SUB]Treated wood with linseed oil[/SUB]

[SUB]Clearing out the stamp[/SUB]

[SUB]Putting color in the stamp[/SUB]

[SUB]The axe head was too tall for the handle, so I rasped it down to make it fit[/SUB]

[SUB]In this case, the slit in the haft was crooked, so couldn't fit an oversized wedge (nor did i have one), ended up just pegging the gap[/SUB]

[SUB]Made a hickory peg from a junker handle[/SUB]

[SUB]Steel crosswedge to ensure sufficient pressure in the eye. Could have been more angled to be perpendicular to the wedge but it'll work[/SUB]

[SUB]A bit of sharpening[/SUB]

Finished and ready to chop!

 

[cooperhill]

All around super job. Great detail.

 

[daizee]

Wicked, and thank you for the detailed pictures! I love the colored mark... might have to do that to my Kelly DB.
What size is that head? it looks enormous. More than 3lb?

 

[trailmaker]

Nice job!

 

[KuRUpTD]

Very nice !

 

[John Frankl]

Sweet. I agree. That looks like a heavy hitter.

 

[Loosearrow]

Nice job. Thanks

 

[hepclass]

Looks great!

 

[gruntmedik]

What a nice job, the color really sets it off.

 

[WarnerB]

All around super job. Great detail.

Thanks man, means alot coming from you. A lot of my inspiration came from seeing your work.

 

[WarnerB]

Wicked, and thank you for the detailed pictures! I love the colored mark... might have to do that to my Kelly DB.
What size is that head? it looks enormous. More than 3lb?

Thanks. Yeah I got the idea from cooperhill. It's a pretty cool effect. And unfortunately I didn't have a scale so I didn't get a chance to weigh it. But yeah the thing is a beast, definitely more than 3lb

 

[WarnerB]

Sweet. I agree. That looks like a heavy hitter.

Thanks, it is. I was originally going to hang it on a 36" octagonal curved haft from House Handle, but the balance was way off. Ended up going with the thicker handle.

 

[WarnerB]

Thanks everyone