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Restoration service?
- Thread starter crya
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I don't think that I would want to ship my Grandfathers axe to anyone. Perhaps if you posted where you are someone local could be found. Or look for a local tool collectors group and ask if they recommend anyone. Maybe it's just me but I wouldn't want some irreplaceable getting lost.
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I have done them for other people (beyond local friends etc) and I just finished a couple for a forum member, I will occasionally do them, but Agent H broke it down pretty well and it's the same thing I tell people when they ask me about it. It doesn't pay. If all you want is to have a store bought handle affixed to an axe head - understanding the caveat that it can only be done as well as the handle allows - then sure. An hour is about all that's needed, maybe 2 because my OCD won't allow me to put an ugly handle on an axe of far greater quality unless the money is especially inspiring.
Square_peg
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....and it's the same thing I tell people when they ask me about it. It doesn't pay.
You can't get a fair wage for axe restoration work. And it's a shame. Folks will gladly shell out plenty more for some boutique axe which is absolutely inferior to a restored top shelf vintage axe. But they'll balk at paying a skilled craftsman more than minimum wage for his efforts.
Hope they enjoy the boutique POS.
A friend knew I was into axes and asked what should he buy to keep in the trailer when he went camping, I fixed him up with a boys axe, all he paid for was the cost of the Link Handel and the "M" 2 1/4# head and miscellaneous shop supplies and that was about 30$. I took great pleasure in doing the job and he got a decent axe to boot.
Rick
Rick
A friend knew I was into axes and asked what should he buy to keep in the trailer when he went camping, I fixed him up with a boys axe, all he paid for was the cost of the Link Handel and the "M" 2 1/4# head and miscellaneous shop supplies and that was about 30$. I took great pleasure in doing the job and he got a decent axe to boot.
Rick
If it weren't for good folks such as yourself willingly resurrecting useful old tools there'd be a lot of cars and trucks out there with higher grade recycled steel in them than they have now.