It followed me home (Part 2)

[garry3]

Nice haul JB. Is that little anvil a Fisher?

 

[jblyttle]

Nice haul JB. Is that little anvil a Fisher?

Yes sir, and a clean one. I need to wire wheel it and weigh it but I'm guessing 30lb.

 

[Square_peg]

I have it unbolted but can't get the top loose it is very stubborn.

If you don't have a vise try this. Make sure the strap is loose or pull it off. Hang the bottom of the brush axe off your bench or a sturdy table. Then drive the haft out with a dowel or a short piece of stick. A few taps should jar it loose. I don't blame you for wanting that haft. It's a nice one.

 

[daizee]

Cripes. You guys have a lot of space.

 

[mastermachetier]

If you don't have a vise try this. Make sure the strap is loose or pull it off. Hang the bottom of the brush axe off your bench or a sturdy table. Then drive the haft out with a dowel or a short piece of stick. A few taps should jar it loose. I don't blame you for wanting that haft. It's a nice one.

The top is actually wedged with a metal wedge, but I will give your suggestion a try with my bench vice

 

[Square_peg]

Some people have tapped the metal wedge to extract it. Another option is to drill a small hole on either side of it and tap a pair of needle nose vise grips into the holes to grip the wedge. The first pull with this method will probably release some remaining wood but successive grips and pulls have worked for me.

 

[Square_peg]

Like this.

You can remove the metal wedge. Just drill a pair of 1/8" holes in the wood wedge just inside and outside the round metal wedge. Then tap a pair of needle-nose vise grips down into the holes. Clamp the vise grips closed and pull them out with a straight claw framing hammer.

 

[Agent_H]

Square_peg, thanks for pulling that up.

The top is actually wedged with a metal wedge, but I will give your suggestion a try with my bench vice

Take your time and dig it out as the handles can be great for hanging Connecticuts and larger Jersey patterns that sometimes need more tongue than the average handle has to offer. Is there a kerf cut into it already or is there just a metal wedge in there?

Here is a brush hook/axe thread from a while back:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1239807-Brush-Axes

For example:

 

[phantomknives]

wish i'd'a known that before hanging the 6 3/4, i had to take off 2 1/2 inches of shoulder to get it on there, the rear section didnt need as much, dont worry, but, there's still not much in the way of a rear shoulder

 

[mastermachetier]

Thanks to all your help finally managed to get this son of bitch out of the haft.

Unfortunately I damaged the bottom of the handle. Do you guys have any tips on refinishing that so it looks nice again ? Also do I need to make and modifications to the tongue looks like a kerf was already cut. Below some pictures of the handle , the damage , and the head i plan to use.

 

[Canadian Mojo]

I would be inclined to glue the piece back on and then go over the haft with fine steel wool and Linseed oil until it got to where I wanted it. I'm assuming that you want to keep the age and patina, otherwise I'd just sand. Then give her all the oil she will take.

 

[mastermachetier]

I would be inclined to glue the piece back on and then go over the haft with fine steel wool and Linseed oil until it got to where I wanted it. I'm assuming that you want to keep the age and patina, otherwise I'd just sand. Then give her all the oil she will take.

I am upset with myself for not thinking of that.

 

[Square_peg]

Yeah, you can glue material onto the swell. It's a low impact area.

 

[rockman0]

Picked up this little hatchet. I'm guessing it was made back in the 1800s has a nice ring if you thump the bit. Pictures include a standard 1lb hatchet for size reference.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Picked up this little hatchet. I'm guessing it was made back in the 1800s has a nice ring if you thump the bit. Pictures include a standard 1lb hatchet for size reference.

That thing definitely looks like an old pattern to me, I'm looking forward to seeing it on a special haft.
Are you thinking straight, or curved with a nice fawns foot ? Either way I think octagonal would suit it very well.

 

[rockman0]

That thing definitely looks like an old pattern to me, I'm looking forward to seeing it on a special haft.
Are you thinking straight, or curved with a nice fawns foot ? Either way I think octagonal would suit it very well.

I'm thinking curved with a nice fawns foot. Octagon would be very cool. It's next up after I get done making my handle for a Kelly Works Champion, got a nice thick stave I'm working down for it then I'll get to work on this little hatchet. This is the 2nd head I bought off these boys that are metal detecting up in Minnesota. I only see those boys once a year but it's always fun to pick the best they have for a few bucks. Got this one for 5 bucks. I'll post it up when done. Thanks

 

[Hickory n steel]

I'm thinking curved with a nice fawns foot. Octagon would be very cool. It's next up after I get done making my handle for a Kelly Works Champion, got a nice thick stave I'm working down for it then I'll get to work on this little hatchet. This is the 2nd head I bought off these boys that are metal detecting up in Minnesota. I only see those boys once a year but it's always fun to pick the best they have for a few bucks. Got this one for 5 bucks. I'll post it up when done. Thanks

It's almost bard to believe that this one came out of the ground,but I'm glad it was found and ended up in the right hands.

 

[rockman0]

It's almost bard to believe that this one came out of the ground,but I'm glad it was found and ended up in the right hands.

I agree. All I can go by is what these old boys tell me. I wish I had taken pics of the pile of stuff they have for sale. If they really did dig them up it must have been Sandy soil. Regardless of how they came by this stuff the price is cheap and it's obvious that it's old. Everything they have similar in style and condition.

 

[Hickory n steel]

It seems that stuff which was in a river hot stream tends to hold up better as whenever I see aquachigger or someone dig up an axe head they're often nothing more than half.

 

[daizee]

It's almost bard to believe that this one came out of the ground,but I'm glad it was found and ended up in the right hands.

Doggone-it. Somebody went to all the trouble of burying their hatchet, and you had to dig it up. Now they've gotta go a-feuding again.