What did you rehang today?

Thanks Operator,
Its a wall hanger. My coworkers will get a kick out of it. I will never live down the fire in the trash can. So now I can say I am prepared:D.
 
sashae said:
......and decided to cross-wedge it with a metal wedge -- at which point, the haft split on both sides. The haft was very dry, and I hadn't spent any time re-oiling it with linseed prior to re-hanging with it, which I believe was my downfall.

For folks that have re-used hafts before, do you heavily oil it to bring it back before doing so, or are there other techniques at work?

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Yes, I oil up an old haft before I rehang. Usually 3 or more coats. And I don't use metal wedges for precisely this reason. If a haft needs to be cross wedged then I will kerf it for a wooden cross wedge.
 
All done with a draw knife and a pull saw ... 1st handle attempt . I used Ash.




True Temper Cruiser


Finished product

 
Couple I finely got time to finish .



Reused stock handles.



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Made handles out of old SB Handles.
 
My wife's brother recently handed over his True Temper Flint Edge hatchet for me to clean up. It was his grandfather's so its another family heirloom. All in all, it was in really good shape. All he really wanted done was to clean up the head, remove the white paint from the haft and rehang the haft.

I didn't rehang this today but I did put the last coat of BLO on it today. I don't have any before photos but here is how it turned out.







I hope he is happy with it.
 
I will admit to being weak willed and using a circular metal wedge on this rehang of a Norlund Tomahawk, but it's holding nicely and I'm happy with the work on the handle. Is there a particular trick to being successful with wood wedges only on heads like this that have very little eye on the haft? I've done fine with wood only wedges on normal-sized heads, but these tomahawk-style heads vex me.

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sashae said:
Is there a particular trick to being successful with wood wedges only on heads like this that have very little eye on the haft? I've done fine with wood only wedges on normal-sized heads, but these tomahawk-style heads vex me.

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You might try shaping the wood that goes through the eye so that it fits more loosely from the kerf up out the top of the eye. This will allow you to use a thicker wedge. It is hard to really drive a thin wedge in tight enough. If that makes sense?

Also, you can set the top of the head on 2 blocks of wood on each side of the eye and beat that haft into the eye until it has a nice and tight fit to the bottom of the head before driving the wedge in.

I have a Norlund just like that one and I had to drive the wedge in a little deeper 2 or 3 times before it stayed put. I like to leave about a quarter of an inch of haft and wedge sticking out of the eye just for this reason.
 
Nice job!

Only thing I can think of is you could make the kerf cut wider at the top. That would help lock it in, and the wedge would be thick enough to withstand being hammered in without breaking.

A jigsaw works well, stick it in at the bottom with the teeth of the blade pointing up towards the top and angle the blade it to cut it wider.
 
I found a similar head recently (actually found 2 but one was welded) in the woods on my property and just took it out of the vinegar bath.
going over it now and plan to rehang it in a couple weeks when I go back to work and have the cash for the handle.
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First try at hanging a axe

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Puget I finally started,Need to stone the edges,and sand and linseed the Handle.




3# Connecticut with the smaller boys axe eye.
 
Love that falling axe, Doug. But I gotta question...

Where the heck did you find a Link Octagon handle? They told me they don't make them any more. The importer also said they can't import them to Canada. (Meaning: even if there is old stock I can't get any.)

Nice gauge, too! What's the story on that?
 
Skiv said:
Love that falling axe, Doug. But I gotta question...

Where the heck did you find a Link Octagon handle? They told me they don't make them any more. The importer also said they can't import them to Canada. (Meaning: even if there is old stock I can't get any.)


Nice gauge, too! What's the story on that?
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GSA for like 30$ to much,Same profile as gauge that's in the ax to grind manual.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environmen...lications/fs_publications/pdf/pdf99232823.pdf

NOS I have had for years,Couple left waiting for special heads,NICE Handles shame they no longer available.
 
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