my latest project w/axe porn

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well, i'm sure some of you remember awhile back when i ordered a husky hatchet and it seemed that i was the first here to get the 'new' style. since i didn't care for it that much i just hung it in the tool shed and forgot about it. months ago i picked up a 19" 'boys axe' handle, i didn't need it, but the grain was damn near perfect so i bought it for later use if i could find a head for it.
i got to thinking the other day and figured out that it wasn't the hatchet i didn't like it was the handle...so...see pics below!
i also made a sheath for it yesterday (be nice, it is only the second sheath i have ever made. the first was a GB style for a friend). the sheath is a little rough, but it will have to do until after hunting season because suddenly this little hatchet that i hated so much has been reborn into one of, if not my favorite.
i plan on using it later this week around camp and in the field when i go archery elk hunting and will give a report on performance.
thanks for looking. enjoy the pics...
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Great lookin hatchet Bearman, great sheath, GREAT rock ;-))) I'm a Lichen fan.

Best regards
Robin
 
I agree with Robin the whole way around. Great looking overall. Feels good to take a tool like that, maybe one that you just aren't to enthusiastic about for whatever reason, and then turn it into something special. Well done.
 
I have elk season the end of October. You can send it down and I will try it out for you. Seriously, I like what you did with the hatchet. The sheath looks very functional and the kind you need on the mountains and in the elk woods. Great job.

Howard
 
Yep, looks like a much better handle now. And that sheath ain't bad at all (I don't mess with leather. I know where my skillset lies, and it ain't there!). Gorgeous background! I remember seeing green plants some time in the distant past...
 
thanks for the kind words guys!
i was in a hurry this afternoon (went grouse hunting. didn't see crap) so i forgot to give stats;
the head is 1lb 6 1/2 oz., the overall length wound up being 16 1/2" (took quite a bit of fitting), overall weight (w/out sheath) is 1lb 14oz. with sheath; 2lb 2 1/2 oz.
the original handle weight was 9 oz..
thought you fellows would like to know...
 
Nice work. I think it turned out great. Sheath looks good as well. I bet you will like it even more now with the mods. It will probably be more useful with the boys axe handle.
 
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