What did you rehang today?

Not a rehang, but I did make this sheath for the shown phantom bevel hatchet above, and painted the handle (a lark on the Best Made stuff for my friend.) First time doing any leatherwork, reasonably happy about how it turned out.

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Picked up a plumb small hatchet with a god-awful handle from a flea market. I decided to use cherry because I have some pretty hard cherry on hand and the handle is short enough that it will be more than strong enough. It's real pretty, and lightweight, too. It needed some edge work but not too bad at all, now she shaves.



The new handle is nice and thin, about 1/2"



Hickory wedge. I might slam in a metal wedge, but I already know it won't fit and I'll have to peen it way down.

Check out this stamp!

 
I have an affinity for those Plumb hatchets. Recently rehung one and gave it to my father in law. Just made him promise to to not let it live outside lol. Not as nice as this one for sure. Your handy work on the handle is great.
 
I hung a double big Plumb 3.2 and a Shapleigh Boy's axe with a hardened poll today. I'm messing around with some color on the handle. The stain is oil based and I'll finish sand with BLO.

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Those are nice Liberatus. I am working on a Plumb double bit right now as well.
I picked these up several months ago.
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Finally got them cleaned up and set on hafts. They are both gifts for my father and brother.

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The Craftsman is for my dad:
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The Warren PA is for my brother - he recently bought a Fiskar's maul and is in love with it (hunting party member had one). They are great but I told him he still needs something with soul.
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Still need some BLO and a soak but they should be race ready after an edge touch up.
This and a bottle of Knob Creek should fix them for the holidays.
 
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That Craftsman is BIG, how much does it weigh? That Plumb double bit looks really nice. I think maybe both of ours have the original factory grinds.
 
The Craftsman is 3.5 or so. That one up top is a collins- it was just in the pic I could drum up from when I hunted down the Warren and Craftsman. That Collins is out of context since I mentioned the Plumb double bit- the marks look alike when obscured.

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The Plumb I'll have to drag out tomorrow. I really like the handles on yours- the char adds purchase?
 
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Well it wasn't an axe but I can't do my first axe until it heals properly.

What I had hung was my left arm. Dr cut the bone off and put in an alloy total shoulder replacement. This isn't my x-Ray but it looked extremely similar to this one- I won't get copies of my pics/hardware until my follow up visit in a few weeks.



Incision healing up after 10 days.




All the other scars are from the first 3 surgeries I had trying to prevent this. This has been surprisingly less painful than the first 2 operations.
 
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1Frankenable1... Get well so we can shoot!
 
I was lucky enough to be given a huge amount of pine rounds that will burn in my fire pit. I needed a maul to break these up, so I took a rusty $1 yard sale maul head and a $1 yard sale replacement handle to make a useful tool. Not new, but this was my first rehang. And it works well.



 
Mean looking maul. You know the weight on it? That is a score for two dollars - for the handle alone - it looks nice. I think my wife shops the same place for table cloths as well lol.
 
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Mean looking maul. You know the weight on it? That is a score for two dollars - for the handle alone - it looks nice. I think my wife shops the same place for table cloths as well lol.
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8lb. It says Dasco, which looks like a cheap hardware store brand. It works fine, but something in me wants something more "legit". I have an old Stanley 8lb head that's in great shape. It's a similar shape and style, but longer. It's slightly more wedge shaped and does not have that curve on the sides so much. I like it and eventually it will be my user.
 
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The Craftsman is 3.5 or so. That one up top is a collins- it was just in the pic I could drum up from when I hunted down the Warren and Craftsman. That Collins is out of context since I mentioned the Plumb double bit- the marks look alike when obscured.


The Plumb I'll have to drag out tomorrow. I really like the handles on yours- the char adds purchase?
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It's something I've done for years, char and then sand smooth with linseed oil. I do it more on handles I have stripped the urethane of of and it usually bubbles out some remaining moisture. The old man told me it added strength but I like how it looks and feels.

That craftsman looked like it was pushing up past four, I guess it's just the optics. Those heads are all very nice.
 
Liberatus - you are probably right. I believe I weighed all of them at some point after vinegar soaking them all together. Not remembering well but I recall one was a little over 4lb - thought it was the Warren. I'll weigh a 36" handle and check against it for a rough idea.
 
Here are two Collins that needed homes. Both the handles came from other axes.
After sanding a touch and BLO I thought they looked like they were very similar in shape and condition.

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I am unsure of their age but the steel seems good against a file.

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This is a head that I've had a while, just wasn't sure what to do with it.No makers mark besides the 2 on the underside of the poll. The head weighs 2lbs 5oz.

I initially fitted it to a boy's axe handle but it didn't feel right. It seems like it would have had more length if it were to be a boys axe. The handle is one I picked up at a Coastal farm store here- it was a clunky, thick, and over-sized house axe. The grain is running opposite of desirable. This head and the handle just kept being passed over every time I sorted through my "stock". Finally decided to marry the two into something usable.

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Better shot of the head:
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Only markings I could find:
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Hang alignment:
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Next to original handle:
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The head was vinegar soaked (showed some usable bit left), hand sanded, and cold blued with Oxpho-Blue. Never used bluing on an axe head but it turned out interesting. Split some kindling with it - seems to fit the bill of "house axe". 19" OAL.

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Found some before shots:
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This is a head that I've had a while, just wasn't sure what to do with it.No makers mark besides the 2 on the underside of the poll. The head weighs 2lbs 5oz.

I initially fitted it to a boy's axe handle but it didn't feel right. It seems like it would have had more length if it were to be a boys axe. The handle is one I picked up at a Coastal farm store here- it was a clunky, thick, and over-sized house axe. The grain is running opposite of desirable. This head and the handle just kept being passed over every time I sorted through my "stock". Finally decided to marry the two into something usable.


The head was vinegar soaked (showed some usable bit left), hand sanded, and cold blued with Oxpho-Blue. Never used bluing on an axe head but it turned out interesting. Split some kindling with it - seems to fit the bill of "house axe".
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I like it, seems like a good fit for those two, and a nice size. I'm intrigued by the bluing, I may look into that for fun. Where is it available?
 
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