How do I hang this thing?

jblyttle said:
BTW I learned something new- files/rasps of a few different coarseness are much better for shaping/finishing the top after cutoff than a belt sander. Material removal is almost as fast but with more consistent finish and no burn marks. Give it a try.
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What's a belt sander?

I kid obviously, but not owning one I've been forced to do all of my work with rasps, sandpaper, and a palm sander. Rasps can work surprisingly well for a lot of tasks such as making wedges from wood straight out of the wood pile. Good to see your getting to appreciate them as well. Oh and the hang looks very solid to me.
 
jblyttle said:
Finally for the first time I had a friend ask me to hang a head for him. I first asked him to sell it to me, he said no. ;) It is a nice double bit, but it is pretty symmetrical. I'm not certain which end is up! Any opinions? It's a 3.5lb head BTW, what is this pattern called? I want to do this right so he will owe me lol.



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The hand looks really good. I had a similar issue a month ago. I used a digital micrometer and put the largest eye opening on top. I still look at it and wonder.
 
jblyttle said:
Finally for the first time I had a friend ask me to hang a head for him. I first asked him to sell it to me, he said no. ;) It is a nice double bit, but it is pretty symmetrical. I'm not certain which end is up! Any opinions?

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Measure the length of the axe from tip to tip on top and bottom. Put the longer side up as the toes and the shorter side down as the heels.
 
Sounds like some of you guys need to get some Iwasaki carving files. I'm tellin' ya man, they're awesome compared to any wood rasp I've ever used.
 
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