Little John

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Medium size all around axe, 2 pounds head and 26 inch haft (american hickory treated with linseed oil).



















 
I agree, well done. Could you tell us more about the steel and construction method? Is is slit and drifted or wraped and welded? Thanks for sharing.

Chris
 
You have perfect grain alignment on that haft - something that was missing on some of your earlier productions.

The only suggestion I can make to improve that is to do away with the ring wedges and leave the haft about 6mm proud of the head. If you need wedging action along the length of the eye then cross wedge it. Looks better and it's easier to remove later, not to mention that cross wedging does less damage to the haft than round wedges do.

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