What did you rehang today?

phantomknives said:
anyone know where i can find adirondack handles?
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Steve Tall said:
Tennessee Hickory Handles still makes Adirondack double-bit axe handles, and an online retailer currently has 18 of their Adirondack models/grades listed as available (in lengths of 30", 31", 32", in various grades):


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from jnsTools (dot com)
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I quoted this from the "weird vintage axe, handle fail" thread, posted earlier today.
 
My last hang of this axe didn't go too well, I stored it for a few days at a friends cabin while we were fishing, hung it on the wall behind the stove, but it came lose.
The handle did split when I drove the wedges, so that was a bummer.
Carved this handle today to see how it felt, and I decided to wedge it just to see how well the slow growth pine will hold up.
It's not a very heavy or long axe, so I think it will do fine.
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aikonen said:
its a "prehang" if you get it... :cool:
i wanted to carve a handle to see if the length felt good, the balance, and so on
the wood is pine and its so lovely to work with
my birch handle blanks are all used up, so i need to find me some more

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Great work Aikonen. Regardless of the in the field split, doing mock-ups/trial runs is interesting. There aren't any down sides to it I can see.
The more you do something, the better you get. I can think of a hundred less productive things to do lol.

I've done trial handles out of Maple for a large broadaxe and a coopers axe - just wanting to see exactly what the offsets look like before getting better wood.
Also two trial runs of the tongues only on the Kemi axes trying to figure out the angle the handles should come out of the eye into the rest of it.
 
Agent_H said:
Great work Aikonen. Regardless of the in the field split, doing mock-ups/trial runs is interesting. There aren't any down sides to it I can see.
The more you do something, the better you get. I can think of a hundred less productive things to do lol.

I've done trial handles out of Maple for a large broadaxe and a coopers axe - just wanting to see exactly what the offsets look like before getting better wood.
Also two trial runs of the tongues only on the Kemi axes trying to figure out the angle the handles should come out of the eye into the rest of it.
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absolutely. the split happened on the first birch handle i made for the smaller axe head, it did have a nasty chunk taken out from when i splitted the blank a couple of months ago, it was a poor choice of handle material, but then only piece of birch i had
 
phantomknives said:
I checked the website and they weren't there, so I thought i'd ask
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I just re-checked and found them, by clicking on the "Handles" picture, then clicking on "Tennessee Hickory Handles", then clicking on "Striking Tools", then clicking on "Axes". and the Adirondack handles are right on the first page of 283 axe handles. The "Victor" is the highest grade. I looked at one item at random, and it said it normally ships in 2 business days.
 
phantomknives said:
does anybody know what the classifications mean? i dont know the difference between a DUKE and a FORRESTER
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From the catalog of Tennessee Hickory Handles:

Below you will find the 7 different grades of handles along with the type of finish applied.

Name Grade EDP Brand No. Description and finish

Victor AAW 1 Choicest selection of heavyweight, all-white hickory with a wax finish.
Regent AW 2 Excellent heavyweight, all-white hickory permitting slight color variations with a wax finish or white ivory finish.
Duke BW 4 Choice good weight, all-white with slight blemishes and wax finish.
Toolmaster AR5 Finest selection of heavyweight white and red hickory with a clear lacquer finish.
Flame Seasoned BR8 Better quality with minor defects and flame-treated and lacquer finish.
Vulcan BR9 Good weight white and red hickory with a slight sound defects and a wax finish.
Forrester C11 Fair weight hickory with a wax finish or cherry finish.
 
Steve Tall said:
I just re-checked and found them, by clicking on the "Handles" picture, then clicking on "Tennessee Hickory Handles", then clicking on "Striking Tools", then clicking on "Axes". and the Adirondack handles are right on the first page of 283 axe handles. The "Victor" is the highest grade. I looked at one item at random, and it said it normally ships in 2 business days.
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I meant the Tennessee hickory website. Thanks anyway and thank you for the information on the grades, I don't know what we would do with out you
 
Flyrod444 said:
I've watched threads on this site and got info over the years but not made many post. Here are a few I just finished up this week. The axe is a small keenkutter with house handle and my first try at a leather handle guard. With a 15 year old son it should come in handy. The hatchet is a plumb boy scout. It has a 15" handle that I made.
https://flic.kr/p/FXVXnJ
https://flic.kr/p/FXMWJ5
https://flic.kr/p/FXMWd5
https://flic.kr/p/K9Ls5e
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Good job making that hatchet handle.
 
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