What did you rehang today?

Agent_H · Dec 9, 2016

jblyttle said:

JB, it's a lyttle hard to keep up with all the great stuff you find, rehabilitate, hang, and or sharpen but both those (and the Collins HB, 3lb Maine, and that Kelly hatchet) are expertly done.

That Plumb just looks right on that straight handle. Understated beauty.

:thumbup:

jblyttle · Dec 9, 2016

Agent_H said:
JB, it's a lyttle hard to keep up with all the great stuff you find, rehabilitate, hang, and or sharpen but both those (and the Collins HB, 3lb Maine, and that Kelly hatchet) are expertly done.

That Plumb just looks right on that straight handle. Understated beauty.

:thumbup:

Thanks very much, I'm just fortunate to have found such a hobby. I have had that Plumb head for a while, I bought is cleaned like that and have been planning on that straight 28" House handle for it for a while. Finally got around to that one.

cityofthesouth · Dec 9, 2016

jblyttle said:
Nope, not this one. I got it as part of a lot of handles that were $5/each, and happy to get it. It's a size that you can't just buy, and I like ash. There was a ton of eye material to remove and a kerf to cut, but that's all that I can claim on this particular handle.

Looks like quality piece of Ash and whoever made it couldn't have asked for anything straighter!!

300Six · Dec 10, 2016

JB that National looks 'right at home' on a straight haft. If this was a handle that you doctored (shaped and slimmed) you did a lovely job of it. The gentle sway in the length is perfect.

cooperhill · Dec 10, 2016

Rixford 3 lb. broke the old handle a few winters ago. This new old handle is a bit small for it but I put a big kiln dried pine wedge in. We'll see if it holds.

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G-pig · Dec 10, 2016

jblyttle said:

I like those plumbs. Here is the one I did to put up for sale recently.

Siskiyou Woodsman · Dec 10, 2016

Here's a Buster Brown hatchet that I recently restored for a friend. Although there were many cracks in the handle (stabilized with epoxy) and the tung was nearly destroyed from all the hardware driven in, I was able to reset the head lower and got a decent hang on it. I always try and save the vintage hafts if possible. Hard to believe that they gave these bad boys away just for buying a pair of Buster Brown shoes back in the day. Head looks like a Plumb to me, but just a guess and the haft had an interesting ball profile on the swell which I unfortunately didn't get a shot of. SW

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Square_peg · Dec 10, 2016

G-pig said:
I like those plumbs. Here is the one I did to put up for sale recently.

Wow, first Cooperhill and now G-Pig. Good to see you guys! Sweet home made handle on that Plumb.

Jlemay18 · Dec 10, 2016

Hung this Plumb rockaway on a handle I took off a no name head, black walnut wedge like with all my nicer axes. Just gotta touch up around the head with BLO where I had to take some material off to fit the head.

G-pig · Dec 11, 2016

Square_peg said:
Wow, first Cooperhill and now G-Pig. Good to see you guys! Sweet home made handle on that Plumb.

Yup, still drop in once in a while but don't post often. Spending more time out in the shop working with em rather than posting about em

cooperhill · Dec 13, 2016

3 1/4 Old Yank. Salvaged ~28" handle.

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phantomknives · Dec 13, 2016

what the heck is a buster brownshoes?

RICKOFF · Dec 13, 2016

Buster Brown Shoes was a shoe brand back in the day!

nzedge · Dec 13, 2016

Hey Cooperhill, nice, looks like you got a good edge on that

jblyttle · Dec 18, 2016

This is a Mann head (I believe) on a 28" NOS replacement handle. I cleaned this one with Evaporust. I'm playing with it as an alternative to the wire wheel (which I use outside) for when it is very cold. I think that I prefer the wire wheel, but this is a good alternative and doesn't pit the metal like when left too long in vinegar. Options are good. The head was sharpened with file and stone. The pic looks a little rough for some reason, but the head will slice tomatoes.

Square_peg · Dec 18, 2016

I love the look of a hand honed bit.

Siskiyou Woodsman · Dec 18, 2016

A friend gave me this adze a while back; finally got around to making a haft out of a piece of teakwood. First time working with teak...it's a little tricky with the grain running in opposing directions in places. SW

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Agent_H · Dec 18, 2016

That is a beautiful handle Siskiyou.

And it looks sharp :thumbup:

jblyttle · Dec 18, 2016

This is a great 1.75lb Underhill head that I have had for a while. I picked up some nice handles today and matched it with a slim 19" birch handle. Hand sharpened and linseed oiled.