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Hi, Ben. Welcome to Bladeforums!

That haft isn't totally hand made. It started as a Tennessee Hickory Products haft. TH is notorious for making fat axe handles - way too fat - but of the very finest quality hickory. So I just slimmed it down to my liking, first with a 24 grit sanding disc on an angle grinder, then clean-up with a spoke shave and rasps. I was kinda in a hurry on this one as I had just sold my favorite splitting axe to my neighbor.

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I knew that axe was something special when I saw it on Ebay. I haven't been disappointed. When I found a second waffle-poll Plumb being sold by Bernie Weisgerber (author of the FS manual 'An Ax to Grind') I couldn't resist and bought the second one. The one I got from Bernie (Old Axeman on these forums) is still on it's original perma-bond handle.
 
I am a little sorry that I sold so much of my axe stuff (attention Operator 1975!). I maybe sold too many vintage O P Link handles. But, I am sure glad it was you Square_peg that got the Plumb waffle poll miners axe.
 
Old Axeman said:
But, I am sure glad it was you Square_peg that got the Plumb waffle poll miners axe.
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He is too Old Axeman. We raised Labradors when I was younger and when there was a litter, us kids knew we couldn't keep all of them. I remember hearing my dad say several times that the next best thing to keeping a pup is to know it went to someone who would love it and put it to work - that is what those dogs live for.

Just made me think of your statement.
 
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