What did you rehang today?

[A17]

Any thoughts on where I could get a handle that would fit this? The eye is approx. 2" x 1".

 

[David Martin]

A nice hang and a good big house to get paid for. DM

 

[junkenstien]

Think I am done with this

 

[jblyttle]

Just cleaned and oiled, this is an awesome and unusual 2lb Underhill Connecticut hatchet on what I believe is the original 17.5" handle. It has a nice inserted bit.

IMG_20181001_164026 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164125 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164223 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164132 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164230 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[garry3]

Just cleaned and oiled, this is an awesome and unusual 2lb Underhill Connecticut hatchet on what I believe is the original 17.5" handle. It has a nice inserted bit.

IMG_20181001_164026 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164125 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164223 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164132 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181001_164230 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Damn that's beautiful!

 

[Square_peg]

Just cleaned and oiled, this is an awesome and unusual 2lb Underhill Connecticut hatchet on what I believe is the original 17.5" handle. It has a nice inserted bit.
IMG_20181001_164132 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Money shot!

 

[quinton]

I love the oldies that have battle scars, but have not been abused!

 

[A17]

Wasn't rehung today but in the past week. My brother gave it to me after he found it with a broken handle. The eye was pretty wide but I had this vintage used handle that had just the right eye size. It appears to be an old unmarked sheetmetal hammer.

 

[jblyttle]

This is an unidentified 2.5lb Maine wedge on a NOS 20" handle.

IMG_20181003_133359 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181003_133501 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181003_133507 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181003_133602 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181003_133533 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181003_133423 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[jblyttle]

These original handles were all worth keeping, and loved the oil.

IMG_20181004_175254 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20181004_175329 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Justin Seaux]

Estate sale finds. My first Bluegrass I think that’s what it is and the original handle was in pretty good shape.

 

[Yankee Josh]

I've stopped posting everything i hang. I hang probably three a week sometimes more! Do you guys hang more than you post? I'm curious! 13 pics in this one. The eye on this E&S Jersey was cavernous! I wanted to hang it on an old haft i had instead of making one for it so i kept the wood towards the front of the eye with much difficulty! I actually had to use wedges while seating the head to get it down to the shoulder. I used a poplar wedge and ash to fill out the back of the eye. I used an exterior wood glue , not expanding polyurethane glue. We'll see how it holds up! Spent two hours in total filing and sharpening! Some pics of the problem and process;

And few of the solution!

The finished axe. This is a wonderful axe. Definitely an "if shtf" candidate.

I'm curious to see how the fillers hold up to use. I purposely used ash, a bit harder than the poplar so it bit in to it helping to hold them in place. (Hopefully)

And just a basic no frills sheath for it. That's all i can make anyway!

Thanks for looking guys!

 

[Square_peg]

Looks great! I bet that old handle would drink up a bunch of BLO.

 

[Yankee Josh]

Looks great! I bet that old handle would drink up a bunch of BLO.

It did! When first applying it i just kept putting it on and putting it on. It'll take more I'm just giving the first coat(s) time to soak in. I find it interesting that almost all of my handmade Maine axes have huge, asymmetric eyes(not to mention the bulge in the back as discussed in the another thread) . You almost need a 3" eye on the haft to get 'em hung properly. Even though that handle is pretty cracked it's sound. Not the perfect dark brown color we like to see on handles but i still find it beautiful. I've got a bunch more axes to post! I think I'll get to it!

 

[phantomknives]

I've stopped posting everything i hang. I hang probably three a week sometimes more! Do you guys hang more than you post? I'm curious! 13 pics in this one. The eye on this E&S Jersey was cavernous! I wanted to hang it on an old haft i had instead of making one for it so i kept the wood towards the front of the eye with much difficulty! I actually had to use wedges while seating the head to get it down to the shoulder. I used a poplar wedge and ash to fill out the back of the eye. I used an exterior wood glue , not expanding polyurethane glue. We'll see how it holds up! Spent two hours in total filing and sharpening! Some pics of the problem and process;

And few of the solution!

The finished axe. This is a wonderful axe. Definitely an "if shtf" candidate.

I'm curious to see how the fillers hold up to use. I purposely used ash, a bit harder than the poplar so it bit in to it helping to good them in place. (Hopefully)

And just a basic no frills sheath for it. That's all i can make anyway!

Thanks for looking guys!

first of, very beautiful, second, what the heck is your thumb doing in that first picture!?

 

[Yankee Josh]

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first of, very beautiful, second, what the heck is your thumb doing in that first picture!?

Hadn't noticed how odd that looks till you mentioned it! Hahaha. I'm not double jointed or anything i think it's just kind of an illusion or something? Too funny.

 

[Blue Sasquatch]

I've stopped posting everything i hang. I hang probably three a week sometimes more! Do you guys hang more than you post? I'm curious!

I don't post on here much to begin with, I hang about 3 axes or so every free weekend on average I would say. This would be this past weekend's work, the Autograph in the middle was previously hung, just went over it again. Not pictured is a hatchet I went back out later in the day and re-hung.

 

[cityofthesouth]

Other things consume my disposable income these days so I live vicariously through you guys. I bet JB could confirm but my experience with ES axes is that the eyes were huge. I would kinda like to know where their handles came from. It's possible that they made them I dunno. But everything about them is just a little different from what the pack was doing at the same time.

I've stopped posting everything i hang. I hang probably three a week sometimes more! Do you guys hang more than you post? I'm curious! 13 pics in this one. The eye on this E&S Jersey was cavernous! I wanted to hang it on an old haft i had instead of making one for it so i kept the wood towards the front of the eye with much difficulty! I actually had to use wedges while seating the head to get it down to the shoulder. I used a poplar wedge and ash to fill out the back of the eye. I used an exterior wood glue , not expanding polyurethane glue. We'll see how it holds up! Spent two hours in total filing and sharpening! Some pics of the problem and process;

And few of the solution!

The finished axe. This is a wonderful axe. Definitely an "if shtf" candidate.

I'm curious to see how the fillers hold up to use. I purposely used ash, a bit harder than the poplar so it bit in to it helping to hold them in place. (Hopefully)

And just a basic no frills sheath for it. That's all i can make anyway!

Thanks for looking guys!

 

[Square_peg]

I don't post on here much to begin with, I hang about 3 axes or so every free weekend on average I would say. This would be this past weekend's work, the Autograph in the middle was previously hung, just went over it again. Not pictured is a hatchet I went back out later in the day and re-hung.

Love the handle on that Plumb Champion!

 

[Square_peg]

I bet JB could confirm but my experience with ES axes is that the eyes were huge. I would kinda like to know where their handles came from. It's possible that they made them I dunno. But everything about them is just a little different from what the pack was doing at the same time.

Could be they were hanging on Ash and wanted the extra wood in the eye. Ash was popular in the NE. Still is. And it's good!