small/med size double bit, finally!

thechuck said:
Any chance that you could do a handle for full size comp axe? Would the grip swell be a problem?

I know of one pro that was trying a carbon fiber handle last season, which might have been a Tuatahi prototype.

If you want to discuss details, my e-mail is charles.rodda at umit.maine.edu
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we will try anything, brother.

we just made some huge progress today in how we haft heads, and are really hoping to keep this gained ground to serve the community here affordably, with an extreme amount of reliability and value.

wish us luck.

:thumbup:

i will ask my erica to contact you, brother chuck - or she can be contacted directly at:

ericag@equinoxcoronado.com

thanks.


brother nsaglibene might be sending us his double-bit, and we are anxious to try some new handle technologies on it.

it's really exciting to see these awesome tools and try to be brave enough to attempt to improve them greatly.

....every time we "update" a hawk, my wife and friends and i just sort of have to resist the urge to sit around looking at the new tool interminably - gotta ship it now! - hehehe...!


....to be trusted with a favorite tool - it's a very humbling, rewarding experience.

maybe this is how doctors feel. - dunno - but it sure has been a lot of fun.

:cool:

vec
 
Just got my marbles today, in all it took about 10 or 11 days to get to me!
My order from knifezone is going on 3 weeks now, all I can do is shake my head.
Anyway, the marbles axe is not too shabby, the sheath is a bit of a letdown, but whatever.
It seems the head is on very tight, but I have no real chance to try chopping with it anyway.
 
Hey Vector?

Ever tried to re handle a small hatchet? I have a Vaughn that has the handle put on at the wrong angle I'd love to have re done:thumbup:
 
I tried that with one (Vaughn mini) I had, and discovered the hole was bored off true. Pitched the #@!$%&* thing.

(HD, send me an email. I have a question.)
 
hollowdweller said:
Hey Vector?

Ever tried to re handle a small hatchet? I have a Vaughn that has the handle put on at the wrong angle I'd love to have re done:thumbup:
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we have a few we are about to do - one is a GB Forest Axe.

some buddy is supposed to send me one of those Marbles double-bit jobbies.

i really live those Vaughn Carpenters Hatchets, the big ones - they bust too easy though, so there is another one to hit.

lots to do.

my Erica (the Boss) will help you if you like, i'll put her e-mail on my sig line for folks with questions.

vec
 
Thomas Linton said:
I tried that with one (Vaughn mini) I had, and discovered the hole was bored off true. Pitched the #@!$%&* thing.

(HD, send me an email. I have a question.)
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hey now, most good forged heads aren't perfect - ya just gotta average them out and they work great, and look straight.

don't waste those heads, i'll buy them off ya or make them better....


....poor heads....

:(

vec
 
vector001 said:
hey now, most good forged heads aren't perfect - ya just gotta average them out and they work great, and look straight.

don't waste those heads, i'll buy them off ya or make them better....


....poor heads....

:(

vec
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I guess the axes I have encountered didn't come with "good forged heads." :confused: I haven't rehandled more than forty-fifty. None of them came with an eye this cocked. If you really want 8oz axe heads with crooked eyes, I'll keep MY eye out for them.

We are NOT talking about a Vaughn & Bushnell from 1920-1955 when the bit was 1085 and the rest was something like 4160.
 
i'm just saying, they can still be good tools.

a lot of work went into making them, wrong or right, it seems a shame to throw them in the dump (to me).

vec
 
Keep us informed on that gransfors bruks, would ya?
I'd love to see pics of that one.
 
One of the main problems I have found with this hatchet is the shape of the blade/head. If you look down on the top it is nearly ground convex. It splits well but is a poor cutter. Also, the one I received had not even been beveled, nevermind sharpened. It took some serious work with a file just to get started. It is just over 15 inches in length and I have not weighed it yet. The end of the handle has little or no swell. It will tire your hand out quickly if used for any period of time since you will find yourself gripping so hard. The handle is mounted in the eye with the normal Marble three lug system. If you get one, and decide to keep it, I would track down a spare handle as making one to fit would be a time consuming job. I am just glad that I dont have any more than the 30 some odd dollars in it. It is made in Taiwan instead of the mainland. Usually the stuff I get from Taiwan is the better of the two.
 
maybe you could put a wrap around the bottom of the handle as a hand catch, so it would not be so tiring.



willl do on the GB axe, brother ryan.

vec
 
I intentionally described my impressions and findings on the hatchet as it arrived to me so that others would have some idea of what to expect. It goes without saying that any type of mod could be made as few of what I have picked up over the past 40 years are left as I get them.
 
don't forget though, brother JWN2 - not everyone reading the thread thinks like that.

....ya gotta teach, IMHO - otherwise we are just blowing smoke IMHO.

good reply tho' - no offense meant.

vec
 
If anyone is looking for a small 2-bit , I mean double bit axe you could go to ebay and look for a Norlund cruiser or saddle axe or hatchet. But i don't know if it would save any money compared to a Lee Reeves. I got one for around 70 with shipping, needs a better handle, but have seen them lot in the $140-150 and a few around $200. I saw an old CASEXX on Ebay and it went for 400+:rolleyes:. Everyone wants a nessmuk axe therse days Pat
 
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