Last Friday morning while at work, I got to thinking about hanging an "unbroken line" True Temper boy's axe that I acquired on a thin straight handle. The head:
I would think from a known date Flint Edge head I have that also has the unbroken line stamp, this boy's axe head dates to the 1930's.
By Friday evening, it was becoming urgent that I must hang that axe over the weekend! So I went and checked the cull staves I had saved for hatchet length handles to see if one was suitable for making a 28" handle. It turned out I had a couple of prospects.
Bright and early Saturday morning, I kicked the ol' woman outa bed and told her to fix me sumthin to eat! I told her I had an important project I had to work on. The breakfast she fixed for me:
After breakfast I went to the shop and started working on the 2 staves. I ended up having a good 29" piece, and a 25" piece. I had a older 1 3/4 lb. Collins head that needed hung too, so I went on and shaped a handle for it also.
The True Temper newly hung on a 29" straight handle:
And the Collins on a 25" curved handle:
Top view, and side by side of the pair. Collins on the left, Flint Edge on the right, both wedged with sassafras:
The swells:
Before I did any final scraping, sanding and BLO application, I texted my wife and told her I was getting hungry, and I would like a bacon double cheeseburger for lunch.
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After lunch I did the final tweaking for fit, and applied a blo and smoke finish.
Finished pics:
I would think from a known date Flint Edge head I have that also has the unbroken line stamp, this boy's axe head dates to the 1930's.
By Friday evening, it was becoming urgent that I must hang that axe over the weekend! So I went and checked the cull staves I had saved for hatchet length handles to see if one was suitable for making a 28" handle. It turned out I had a couple of prospects.
Bright and early Saturday morning, I kicked the ol' woman outa bed and told her to fix me sumthin to eat! I told her I had an important project I had to work on. The breakfast she fixed for me:
After breakfast I went to the shop and started working on the 2 staves. I ended up having a good 29" piece, and a 25" piece. I had a older 1 3/4 lb. Collins head that needed hung too, so I went on and shaped a handle for it also.
The True Temper newly hung on a 29" straight handle:
And the Collins on a 25" curved handle:
Top view, and side by side of the pair. Collins on the left, Flint Edge on the right, both wedged with sassafras:
The swells:
Before I did any final scraping, sanding and BLO application, I texted my wife and told her I was getting hungry, and I would like a bacon double cheeseburger for lunch.
https://postimages.org/After lunch I did the final tweaking for fit, and applied a blo and smoke finish.
Finished pics:
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