What did you rehang today?

[Agent_H]

Agent_H--I really like the shape of the top haft in your last post. Both of these hangs are going to be very clean, with minimal haft swell below the eye (the way all axes should be hung).

Amen.

Thank you Old Axeman and Square_peg. I try to pay attention.

It certainly doesn't hurt that the cruiser came to me sharp enough to slice tomatoes.

HB is hults bruks, the kelly of canada

Phantomknives, it's funny you put that the way you did - both of those heads came from a Canadian member in friendly trade. Fun stuff.

 

[junkenstien]

[/URL][/IMG] 4 pound plumb

 

[junkenstien]

 

[nzedge]

Nice work there Junkenstien. Nice transition from handle to eye, and the straight haft should help you make good use of the hammer poll. Good work.
It that a plumb rafting axe? Hard to be 100% from the image but it looks to me like a plumb dreadnought miners/construction axe with a slightly worn toe. But the angle may be misleading. If it is then they are a really awesome axe and you should be very proud. Just get some BLO or something on the handle asap
Could also be a cedar axe

 

[Square_peg]

Great job hanging that rafting axe!

 

[junkenstien]

Thank you .yes sir 4lbs plumb rafting axe,I don't know about the toe .

 

[junkenstien]

Thank you .yes sir 4lbs plumb rafting axe,I don't know about the toe .View attachment 700845

Only other picture I took

 

[nzedge]

yep that's a nice rafting axe you got there. hold onto that one
I have a 5lb one of those.
I think it was just your image making the dimensions look a little funny.
cheers

 

[Whiskey_Jim]

Paid $60 for the lot. Came from a local farm estate sale.

The one on the right is a Flint Edge. It just needed the handle to be reset and wedged. Came out great.

The one with tape had a cracked handle so the fun begins. It didn't have any makers marks.

The grain orientation isn't great but it's the only handle i had that had enough meat to fill the eye.

 

[Square_peg]

The one with tape had a cracked handle so the fun begins. It didn't have any makers marks.

You were wise to save that nice old handle as a pattern.

 

[Whiskey_Jim]

Just finished this

 

[junkenstien]

Just finished this

Big old ball peen sure is nice

 

[bronc076]

+1 on the big ball peen hammer. What did you do to the steel, it looks really nice! Just oiled it or something else?

 

[Whiskey_Jim]

Just linseed oil from wiping down the handle

 

[jblyttle]

Union Tool 3.25lb head on a 28" handle, unsharpened.

 

[Agent_H]

Union Tool 3.25lb head on a 28" handle, unsharpened.

Great looking handle as well JB.

 

[Agent_H]

In process... lol

 

[Woodcraft]

I had an incident where a couple of my axes handles warped horribly. Anyways, I re hung this today.
Not the best grain wise, but it's a worker.

 

[Woodcraft]

On day one of the hang, I used a two to one mix of two parts paint thinner, one part blo all over the handle.
On day two I recessed the hardwood wedge by hitting it with a sideways file with a wooden "baton".
Then I rub/pour straight blo on the wedge and proud part of the handle.





The proud part of the handle is "locked" over the head. The proud part of the handle swells over the wedge "locking" it in.

 

[Square_peg]

That'll never come loose.