Hew would have thought?

[Agent_H]

Little update on this thing. In order to make it flat, I would have lost too much metal.
So… I flat-filed it hard to make flat and smooth what is left of the original surface/plane. I tried to clean out and sand the heavy pitting as well. I kind of figured if it can’t be totally flat then maybe I can help it out by sanding out the pitting so there weren’t sharp transitions. It feels smooth but not flat with your palm on it.

Better light – my work area is kind of dark.

I think the bevel is all one angle. Tried to match the toe shape to the existing one (it seemed right, more or less). There are a couple of spots on the edge I plan work out before hanging. I've actually done some of it since I took these pictures.

I’m not sure what else I can to the back/cutting face to get it looking more like an intact hewing head besides sand it to a grit or two higher to remove some of the scratches. Input is great.

I realize it’s going to be a user but that doesn’t mean I will shortcut it – I like having something in the vise I figure.

 

[Axe Master '94]

I'm just going to leave these here- the traditional way of hanging an offset broadaxe, as pictorially described by the great Steve Lehmann.

This makes for a comfortable kicked offset handle, which is easily removable for storage or transportation.
Nice work on that old workhorse, by the way! Looking healthy and hungry for hewing work again.

 

[Square_peg]

Great photos and tutorial.

 

[Agent_H]

Yeah, Axe Master that is terrific!

I hadn't seen this before. Thanks for sharing.

Makes me want to try it - pictures tell the part of the story that explanation can't.

Also, that is a handsome looking axe used in the tutorial.

 

[Axe Master '94]

Yup- Steve has more original, NOS, and pristine axes in his collection (which is somewhere over 2000 axes by now) than I thought could possibly still exist. His stuff always blows me away, definitely a historically significant collection. NOS Fayette R. Plumb broadaxes, NOS Underhill broadaxes, an Ohio Pork Axe pattern broadaxe (I've lived in Ohio my whole life and never heard of one), it's unbelievable.

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