I Inherited An Old Hatchet, Help Me

cityofthesouth said:
!!!!! I second that notion. I note the "14-1/2" inch handle. Mine is exactly 13-1/2", ad says 12" ....................... :\ It certainly HAS a handle. :p Based on more pics and the handle that was on mine, I do think you could make something pretty close from a hardware store find. Maybe not exact but pretty close. I just thought the drawing had a neat look to it.
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Especially with a fatter one as there will be room to change its curves.


Here's the commonly available link handle that he should look for


I'm pretty sure this handle would be perfect.
 
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I'm pretty sure the local Ace Hardware carries basic handles. I'll drop in and take a look.
 
Wow that head is pretty sweet Bigfatts. Cleaned up really well. I'm excited to see the re hung pictures! Good work.


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Hickory n steel said:
Especially with a fatter one as there will be room to change its curves.


Here's the commonly available link handle that he should look for


I'm pretty sure this handle would be perfect.
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!!! Yeah if you can find one that chubby you will be on easy street. That would work great. It's not nearly as clipped as HH handles either.
 
Just for comparison a 16'' House Handel and T T Tomahawk with the haft I carved out of some dead fall Pecan branch with the hart running right down the center,FWIW.

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Well, I finally found an Ace Hardware that had a handle in stock and picked it up. Gonna take a good bit of whittling to get it on there. Now to research the how-to's on that.
 
Bigfatts said:
Well, I finally found an Ace Hardware that had a handle in stock and picked it up. Gonna take a good bit of whittling to get it on there. Now to research the how-to's on that.
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Find an axe to grind on YouTube, it was created by a fellow forum member oldaxeman ( I had no clue it was him all this time ) and is basically the best reference video there is 👍
 
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