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Weather shut my jobsite down last week and made it difficult to get around in the outside world. We were essentially snowed in. I needed to come up with a hatchet for my oldest son's best friend before he goes on his mission for a couple years. This time off was perfect for the refurb of this Homestead hatchet head for him.
The garage was rather cold but I was able to keep warm by making a mess carving out a handle from some ash that I had laying around. It felt good to put some of my little used tools to use. I put a baseball bat style knob on the end because my son's friend was a ball player.
It turns out ash turns almost black when you coat it in a vinegar/steel wool solution. It went black almost immediately. After a few coats of BLO it is done.
I used black walnut for the wedge, not that you can tell.
The knob got his initials carved into it.
I hope he likes it.
The garage was rather cold but I was able to keep warm by making a mess carving out a handle from some ash that I had laying around. It felt good to put some of my little used tools to use. I put a baseball bat style knob on the end because my son's friend was a ball player.
It turns out ash turns almost black when you coat it in a vinegar/steel wool solution. It went black almost immediately. After a few coats of BLO it is done.
I used black walnut for the wedge, not that you can tell.
The knob got his initials carved into it.
I hope he likes it.
