Knob end fawns foot

[rockman0]

Nice work, looks great :thumbup:

 

[garry3]

I agree. One thing to keep in mind is sand the end grain a grade or two higher/finer if staining so it will match the rest in color and not get so dark as to obscure the grain.

That's an interesting way of doing it. I do know that some stains produce a very even color and others really highlight the grain by absorbing different. Not sure but it might be pigment vs dye?

 

[Square_peg]

Sweet Home's butt:

Nice butt!

Always wanted to say that. Apologies to the moderators if I'm out of line there.

But in all seriousness that's a fine bit of work you've done there.

I also like those old German hatchets. My favorite is this pre-war 'Strong Boy' hatchet. It has the very best hatchet handle I've ever held. Excellent steel. I think it might have been made in Solingen. The Scandi grind makes it an excellent carver.

 

[Square_peg]

Nicely done! I think the whole concept is open to variation and interpretation, and it shows off the grain.

I agree. One thing to keep in mind is sand the end grain a grade or two higher/finer if staining so it will match the rest in color and not get so dark as to obscure the grain.

Another thing you can do is coat the end grain with Benite to seal it. Then it will stain like the rest of the haft.

 

[quinton]

Nice work!

 

[garry3]

Nice butt!

Always wanted to say that. Apologies to the moderators if I'm out of line there.

But in all seriousness that's a fine bit of work you've done there.

I also like those old German hatchets. My favorite is this pre-war 'Strong Boy' hatchet. It has the very best hatchet handle I've ever held. Excellent steel. I think it might have been made in Solingen. The Scandi grind makes it an excellent carver.

Nice, that shape reminds me of an the oval stamp Kelly Quality hatchet. Just a great design.

 

[Agent_H]

That is a nice looking hatchet, Square_peg. There was a good looking 3.5lb "Made in W.Germany" head that came up at auction - didn't act soon enough. Also, I had not heard of Benite before.

I think I like the "knob" approach but there has to be enough material on the handle to shape one. There is still definitely something classy about a crisp-angled fawnsfoot.

My BLO, Mineral Spirits, Danish oil mix usually produces even color. I wonder, can the ingredients separate a bit?

 

[Square_peg]

Here's a variation on the knob end. In the hand this feels like a good fawn's foot swell. It's just got more material back behind that. Big flat end for driving the haft into the head.