Vintage axe with scalloped eye

[Antcant01]

Hi everyone I know nothing about axes. I'm just trying to help my dad replace an axe handle for a vintage axe. The eye is not a regular oval teardrop shape, it's "scalloped" forming 4 sections (can't figure out how to post a photo). How does one go about replacing a head on an axe like that?? Can anyone help if this is way complicated beyond a standard replacement? We are near DFW Texas

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Sounds like you're describing a Marbles hatchet, perhaps? Like so?

 

[Hickory n steel]

It may not show that well because of the handle, but does it look like this ?

If so that with the lack of markings would point to a True Temper woodslasher.
60's- early 70's or so, the eye is not actually scalloped it just has these ridges in it.
If it does look like this, you would just fit a handle fairly normally, it will expand and fill the eye fairly well as long as the wood wedge is the right size.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

When fitting axes with ridged eyes I find they're prone towards pinching the kerf shut, so ideally you either start with a kerf-less handle so that can't happen in the first place and cut the kerf after fitting, or you use a little shim to hold the kerf open when testing the fit.

 

[Hickory n steel]

When fitting axes with ridged eyes I find they're prone towards pinching the kerf shut, so ideally you either start with a kerf-less handle so that can't happen in the first place and cut the kerf after fitting, or you use a little shim to hold the kerf open when testing the fit.

Good idea.
I have only had to rehang original handles into ridged eyes.