What did you rehang today?

Agent_H said:
I don't know Bladedude. He likes them his way but you are describing a hammer that, if I came across it somewhere, I might just might buy.

Nails, yellow paint, and all.

Funny how that works.
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Wedge was pretty stuck in the handle couldn't get it out so i decided to follow in his footsteps and hammer a nail in. Bought a spare handle just in case now


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Blue Sasquatch said:
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Gem of the weekend, a rare Seattle hardware company felling axe, on a 30" octagonal hickory handle with a walnut wedge. Called a tree-toppers axe, they would clip this to their harness as they climbed to the top of a tree, to hack it off before the tree was cut down.
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Love that Seattle Hardware axe.
 
Just playing, I took a no name head that was in great shape and married it to an old axe handle cutoff. I shaped by hand, refreshed the surface of the handle, sanded and oiled etc. It came out pretty awesome, mahogany wedge. The hatchet is 22oz and 13.5".




 
quinton said:
Awesome, JB! The bear skin rug kicks the awesomeness up to, Chuck Norris levels..
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Lol. 155lb Natalie. Her brother was 174lb teddy bear.

Now the hatchet is done, a great night's project. It now shaves arm hair, I started with a file, then just used various stones freehand down to translucent Arkansas.


 
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jblyttle said:
Now the hatchet is done, a great night's project. It now shaves arm hair, I started with a file, then just used various stones freehand down to translucent Arkansas.

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I love the look of a hand-honed edge. I know what it means.

Geez, the milling in the jaws of that Reed vise was pretty impressive.
 
Square_peg said:
I love the look of a hand-honed edge. I know what it means.

Geez, the milling in the jaws of that Reed vise was pretty impressive.
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Yeah, I love that vise. I'd normally sell it because I find so many and have bigger ones. Also it's condition would fetch more money. But it's one of the items that I got from my 70 year old neighbor's mom's house when she died at 90 something. It was his dad's, can't sell it. I have a pristine Plumb Jersey head that I got the same way. I dont need it but not for sale. I keep thinking I'll hang it and give it back to him. He has his something-something great grandfather's Civil War sabre, they would look good together.
 
This is shown with the hatchet from last night. This is a nice 3.5lb Legitimus head on a 32" ash handle. I did not cut the kerf, mahogany wedge.

Side note, I took a trip to Bethel Maine last year and on the way home I stopped in an antique mall in Oxford Plains. There was a booth that had a bunch of different handles for sale made of ash. I bought a few and liked them. Today I stopped at the shop of a local guy that is into axes and he had this handle that he bought in Maine on a trip up to Waterville Valley (Bethel) so it must be the same maker. It was $10 so I had to buy it. If anyone here from Maine knows who this guy is, I want to know and I want to buy a bunch more from him.



 
Here is a peeling pattern (or swamping…) head that is only marked 3.2. It rings like a bell and seems to be mostly intact. It still has some of the blue/green paint in places.

The handle came with another axe and was an orphan here and has some wacky runs/heartwood/sapwood. I had to flip around with the spokeshave every several inches to keep from pulling up the grain. It has a long, even taper to the swell and octagonalized with the corners softened so it doesn’t eat hands during use.

Spokeshave, fine rasp, sanding, water raised grain, cabinet scraper, BLO+Mineral Spirits+a touch of Danish Oil.

I like how it turned out. That head had been in a drawer for too long – couldn’t breathe in there I am sure.

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Great looking, I always liked contrast between the hart and sap wood. Have you ever used alcohol to raise the grain?
 
RICKOFF said:
Great looking, I always liked contrast between the hart and sap wood. Have you ever used alcohol to raise the grain?
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Thanks Rickoff.

Alcohol? I'm sure I've gotten some on there before...

I haven't tried that Rickoff. Straight rubbing alcohol, swiped or sprayed, one or more applications, drying time, things of note with it's usage?
 
Agent_H said:
Thanks Rickoff.

Alcohol? I'm sure I've gotten some on there before...

I haven't tried that Rickoff. Straight rubbing alcohol, swiped or sprayed, one or more applications, drying time, things of note with it's usage?
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Rubbing alcohol wiped and it dries almost instantly and is ready to sand in minuets, I find it is the best replacement for water.The only time I use water is when trying to remove a dent in hardwood with a wet paper towel and an iron!
 
Thank you for encouraging my addiction (and the kind comments).

Lots of really impressive work here to learn from and some great takes on what an honest axe is and isn't.

I probably need to find someone willing to ship me a nice piece of hickory and give roughing out and finishing a try...

The great thing about this axe is that I know someone who will really enjoy and appreciate it.
 
Too many examples of good work for me to get caught up on commenting. I really enjoy scrolling through all the pictures. Keep em coming!
 
Been awhile since I've been on the forum. We don't find too many of the good heads down here in the subtropics here in Miss. but have found 2 lately and Re-Hung both for users. First is a Kelly Axe and Tool Falls City (paid $10.00). Second is a Craftsman double line that I don't believe was ever sharpened (paid $5.00). The Falls City is worn on the toe pretty good, but has a lot of life left in her, hung on a HH 32". 
 
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