What did you rehang today?

Picked up this slick a while back and it had a shovel handle which was a bit long. I had a piece of teak left over an tried to fashion a handle more true to what may have been used back in the day. Thanks for looking. SW
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Wow Siskiyou. Nice job of that spud handle. Teak is hell on saw and planer blades and I don't suppose it's friendly to lathe tools either.
 
Woodsman, nice job on the slick. I came across one that needs a handle also. Unfortunately I don't own a lathe. And mine also had a shovel handle stuck on it. Maybe they where brothers? Interestingly enough the estate sale I purchased it from had a lathe for sale also, probably little used.
 
Thanks for the kind comments guys. And garry3 I think your on to something. 300Six, what I lack in skill and sharp tools, I make up for with sand paper ;-) Thanks again to all. SW
 
I re-hung my Collins Pulaski with eye ridges. This will be a gift for a friend and fellow trail worker. She's a strong trail worker, good with an axe and deserving of her own Pulaski.

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Elm wedge. Blade made safe during hanging with duct tape (protection) over green painters tape (no residue). This is also how I ship sharp axes.
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Left the adze end a little under 1mm wide. Any thinner edge will be damaged in the ground.
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My standard octagon handle carved out of a hardware store Link (? Do-It-Center) haft. I choose ~45° grains for Pulaskis because vertical grain hafts break sideways so easy on a Pulaski. The eyes are only 5/8". This is one of only two Collins axes I've seen that have eye ridges.
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Last image showing the swell. Sorry for the crappy pics. They were taken just at dusk. I still need to finish the haft. It will get a couple coats of BLO followed by 4 coats of tung oil.
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Nice Squarepeg. Is that a commercial handle you thinned down? She will love it. Pulaski's make nice gifts even to folks that aren't trail workers.
 
I like the way you thinned that handle down (real nice) Never thought about 45* grain for a Pulaski, but it makes sense. Nice work Squqre_peg!
 
You'll often see Pulaski hafts snap off right below the head. With vertical grain hafts they break very easily there. And doing trail work an inexperienced volunteer will pick up a tool and break it before you can correct them.
 
jblyttle said:
This is a nice "Strong Boy" hatchet head mad in West Germany on a very nice 14" NOS handle.
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That's pretty sweet. You don't see very many of those Strong Boys. I think they were made in Solingen - known for their knife steel. Here's what one looks like on its original handle.

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Mine came with a Scandi grind and it's an excellent carver on the stump.
 
Wow Square_Peg! That deserving young lady is receiving a gloriously rejuvenated Pulaski from the "Master". Everything about it is exquisite. Betcha she never loans that one out, leaves it lying around untended or abuses it. Matter of fact I don't doubt she winds up seeking out another one (pedestrian version this time) on the sly, to spare such a beauty from 'overly ugly' tasks.
 
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