Norlund Hatchet With a New Handle - Plenty of Pictures as always

Section10 said:
Yes, every day except in the summer when it's too hot. It is going right now. We cook on it and it helps heat that end of the house. There is nothing as penetrating or as effective as wood heat. Or as cheap if it's readily available. I've burned wood nearly all my life. I used to be a boiler fireman at a big hardwood sawmill which had 5 steam boilers that ran off scrap from the mill. It took less than 2 shifts to burn up the equivalent of a year's worth of home firewood. So I have a lot of wood burning experience. It was a steam operated mill and it had an enormous stationary steam engine that powered most everything. I got work that as well sometimes and I got to blow the mill's big steam whistle. It's all gone now.
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I certainly enjoyed your reminiscing. It's a little sad to think about how much things have changed. I bet that mill was awesome.
 
SkogKniv,
what sort of shape is the Norlund head in?
i mean are there obvious grind marks on the cheeks?
is it roughly forged?

buzz
 
I have the same axe and the handle broke on it but I could not find a handle for it at any of my local hardware stores. Could you please tell me what brand the handle is?
 
thefirstsuspect said:
I have the same axe and the handle broke on it but I could not find a handle for it at any of my local hardware stores. Could you please tell me what brand the handle is?
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The Norlund has a non-standard eye. I look for something overly large and make it smaller to fit.
 
Section10 said:
Yes, every day except in the summer when it's too hot. It is going right now. We cook on it and it helps heat that end of the house. There is nothing as penetrating or as effective as wood heat. Or as cheap if it's readily available. I've burned wood nearly all my life. I used to be a boiler fireman at a big hardwood sawmill which had 5 steam boilers that ran off scrap from the mill. It took less than 2 shifts to burn up the equivalent of a year's worth of home firewood. So I have a lot of wood burning experience. It was a steam operated mill and it had an enormous stationary steam engine that powered most everything. I got work that as well sometimes and I got to blow the mill's big steam whistle. It's all gone now.
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My place has a modern range but when we put the woodstove in I insisted on a cook top model. One of my favorite things is to get home from work on a cold wet day, start the fire, and cook my dinner on the stove.
 
I am curious what people have to say about leaving some haft protruding from the eye verses cutting it flush with the axe? Is there a distinct advantage for one over the other? Seems kind of a personal preference?
 
Blue Sasquatch said:
I am curious what people have to say about leaving some haft protruding from the eye verses cutting it flush with the axe? Is there a distinct advantage for one over the other? Seems kind of a personal preference?
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Upon forum discussion pondering about best ways to keep a head firmly on, quite a few posts back I personally concluded it makes sense to leave some sticking out rather than cutting flush. I have since noticed that Yuppie Swedish goods are like that. The thinking behind this: once the wedge is in whatever agent you use to keep the wood from shrinking (drying out) should similarly swell-up that portion that is exterior of the head. It's your call! For many decades I cut all my handles flush without any obvious ill effect and that method certainly looks more 'store bought' than does leaving wood sticking out.
 
Once wedged the portion of the haft sticking out the of eye is larger than the size of the eye. Nothing more to say.
 
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