My lucky day. - Bunch of cleaned up PICS UPDATE

Looks like a good restoration of a family heirloom.

M3mphis said:
...I need to find a handle large enough for that 4.5lb Jersey! Seriously, does anyone have one?????
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If you don't want to try making one, then how about item 120846565100 on the Bay? Pretty expensive, I know.
 
Steve Tall said:
Looks like a good restoration of a family heirloom.
If you don't want to try making one, then how about item 120846565100 on the Bay? Pretty expensive, I know.
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That one is too small. The eye is 2 5/8", but my axe eye is over 3". I emailed that guy from Hickoryhandlestore, and he didn't have anything.

Here's the dimensions of my axe:

Widest point: 7/8"
Length: 3 1/16"
Height: approx. 4 1/4" from the bottom of the lugs to the top

Making one is my next move.
 
Not yet--maybe in the future though! Expansion is a painfully slow process! :p
 
I'd just make one. I have a big 5 pound west germany axe head I just put a 38" handle on for splitting- had to make it myself because the eye is so big.
 
G-pig said:
I'd just make one. I have a big 5 pound west germany axe head I just put a 38" handle on for splitting- had to make it myself because the eye is so big.
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I think I'll try it. I have access to some downed elms very close by. I'm just not sure how green is too green and how great elm is for handles. Any thoughts on that?
 
well if the elm you have there is anything like the elm around here, good luck working it dry
the standing deadelms local here , are insane hard, im an arborist, and to try and ge my spurs in them is a PITA!!
as i understand it, to put a nail in a dry elm, chances are better the nail will bend
i would think, if you got it done, it would be one really tough handle
 
theevilmike said:
well if the elm you have there is anything like the elm around here, good luck working it dry
the standing deadelms local here , are insane hard, im an arborist, and to try and ge my spurs in them is a PITA!!
as i understand it, to put a nail in a dry elm, chances are better the nail will bend
i would think, if you got it done, it would be one really tough handle
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I appreciate that! I chopped some of the downed elm a few weeks ago. It's still green enough that it's not bad. Other than that, the only elm that I've messed with has been to split dry rounds. That was a nightmare. I'm not going to tackle it once it's dry, but I'm afraid if I carve out a handle it will dry and check. I'll give it a shot sometime soon.
 
posssiby carve it wet, and build a dying box with lights inside, might be able to pull the moisture out without checking it too badly
 
M3mphis said:
That one is too small. The eye is 2 5/8", but my axe eye is over 3". I emailed that guy from Hickoryhandlestore, and he didn't have anything.

Here's the dimensions of my axe:

Widest point: 7/8"
Length: 3 1/16"
Height: approx. 4 1/4" from the bottom of the lugs to the top

Making one is my next move.
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I must have been smoking crack when I took that original measurement. Here I've been looking and emailing people about a three inch wide eye. What a dumbass. The eye on my axe is exactly 2 5/8". I don't know why in the hell I wrote down 3 1/16". I just remeasured it like 10 times to figure out if I'm out of my mind right now or when I measured it first.

Anyway, now I have some options! At least I'm a dumbass with options. :rolleyes:
 
Not sure if this was suggested yet, but J. Hollywood Edge Tool Co. has racing handles in. I ordered one that should be in soon. If you like, I'll let you know how much room there is up top. . . Just read your last post. It seems you can make lots of hafts work out now. Please disregard my opening statement.
 
Elm is evil stuff. The stump I've got my anvil on is made out of elm and I can understand why! The grain is wavier than than just about anything I've laid eyes on.
 
I have a lot of Elm on my property, some alive, some dead. It is some serious hard a@@ stuff. When I chop it it will eat up axe bits. I couldn't imagine trying to qork with it unless you have the tools to do it. I hope you pull it off, I would assume the handle would last forever.
 
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