What did you rehang today?

[Hickory n steel]

I rehung that Dayton today.
I can't stand the full sized poor excuse for a fawns foot handle house offers, but since I've never tried their house axe handle and already have two full sized 3.5lb axes I figured I'd try one.
let me tell you , house sure knows how to waste a prime piece of hickory with their axe handles.

Here it is as I got it, slipped mostly on the had with no fitting ( probably the only positive about it )

I knew it couldn't get any worse and since I got an old Seymour Smith and sons spokeshave in the mail today I figured I'd just go at it as a first practice with a tool I've never used before.

There's definitely a learning curve with these, and as you can see I ended up taking off a whole lot of wood.

Definitely more than I wanted.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Rehung the brush axe today, I went with a straight handle because a good fawns foot just isn't made anymore.

This House company handle was very inconsistently shaped, but it responded and cooperated real well to my new to me spokeshave.

 

[quinton]

Rehung the brush axe today, I went with a straight handle because a good fawns foot just isn't made anymore.

This House company handle was very inconsistently shaped, but it responded and cooperated real well to my new to me spokeshave.

Those straight single bit handles have been a waist of good hickory for years now. I have ordered 2 of those over the years hoping they would fix their lathe issues, they haven't, and seems they won't. I couldn't with conscience take someone's money for that kind egregious error on my part..But they continue.

 

[Curt Hal]

Stanley 4 pound Jersey felling axe. I suspect the M means from Mexico, but don’t know for sure.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Those straight single bit handles have been a waist of good hickory for years now. I have ordered 2 of those over the years hoping they would fix their lathe issues, they haven't, and seems they won't. I couldn't with conscience take someone's money for that kind egregious error on my part..But they continue.

Well I was able make it right, but their fawns foot handles I don't think so.
You're right though, they sure know how to waste a great piece of hickory, every handle I got from them was too nice of a piece of hickory for what they're making out of it.

 

[A17]

View attachment 1053979 View attachment 1053980 View attachment 1053981 Stanley 4 pound Jersey felling axe. I suspect the M means from Mexico, but don’t know for sure.

I have a M STANLEY M rafter and Mexican or not its got HARD steel and works just fine.

 

[Miller '72]

1 1/4lbs
Super Banko Hatchet
13 1/2"
Link Replacement

The camera added 10lbs to that handle

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

I actually wasn’t very happy with the result last time I hung this El Lobo and wouldn’t have wanted to sell it that way. So I rehung it and am much happier with it!
Spending more time reprofiling the haft, It’s much slimmer, more elegant, and feels better in the hand. I flame treated it and used that Vintage Tools Co. natural BLO on it.
I went with a hardwood wedge because it’s mainly for looks, but it’s in there pretty damn good. (I actually need to put some oil on that cut to bring out the color.)

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

That’s a big difference!

 

[Malus]

This one was rehung a couple weeks ago, but I don't think I posted it in here. First axe handle I've ever made. It is a 2 1/4# GDR head on a 29" hop hornbeam handle.

Working on the edge. This head had barely ever been used. When I picked it up the edge was very steep. Took a lot of filing to put a banana grind on it, but I needed a thin axe for felling.

Here is the wedge in progress from a piece of black locust.

Just before assembling

Finally here it is helping me split out some ash staves. This round is destined to become two canoe paddles.

 

[Fmont]

Carving a traditional paddle, huh? Ottertail or Beaver tail or the like? Gonna put a Northwoods grip on it?

I take great delight in making canoe paddles, but I make laminates.

 

[flexo]

Rehung the brush axe today, I went with a straight handle because a good fawns foot just isn't made anymore.

This House company handle was very inconsistently shaped, but it responded and cooperated real well to my new to me spokeshave.

meanwhile brush is very thick!

 

[flexo]

That’s a big difference!

good job; nice hatchet and even nicer sheath!

 

[flexo]

This one was rehung a couple weeks ago, but I don't think I posted it in here. First axe handle I've ever made. It is a 2 1/4# GDR head on a 29" hop hornbeam handle.

Working on the edge. This head had barely ever been used. When I picked it up the edge was very steep. Took a lot of filing to put a banana grind on it, but I needed a thin axe for felling.

Here is the wedge in progress from a piece of black locust.

Just before assembling

Finally here it is helping me split out some ash staves. This round is destined to become two canoe paddles.

well done, and horn bean is not the easiest wood to carve!

 

[Hickory n steel]

meanwhile brush is very thick!

The weeds and the grapevine ?
Yeah I need to take care of that, I've got a workbench to build then I'll get the brush axe ready to go and take care
Of that when I get time.
The problem is that there was once an above ground pool in our backyard, and this is where all the Rocky dirt...ect went when the leveled the ground to install it.
Luckily this thing is a bit on the softer side so it shouldn't chip too much.

 

[Fmont]

Here's a Flint Edge western I have been meaning to post but just got around to scraping and buttering up with my finishing goop of choice. Octagonalized from about a third up, hard to tell. Full banana Zen with Grobet files, just jumped from mill to a smooth cut and she shines. Posed on my fauxld shave horse.

 

[Fmont]

I got another one I didn't "officially" post up in here, a Kelly Perfect Jersey with a fine haft. Octagonalized, what I'm calling a knob end after a Keen Kutter (Kelly) Rockaway, sweet grain, feels like a million bucks. Did a fancy pants Oreo themed wedge

 

[DarthTaco123]

I’ve not been active here on the forums for a while now, but here’s one of my latest restorations and rehangs. A nifty 3 1/2 lb Emerson and Stevens.

 

[Yankee Josh]

I’ve not been active here on the forums for a while now, but here’s one of my latest restorations and rehangs. A nifty 3 1/2 lb Emerson and Stevens.

Beautiful! What's the year stamp under the poll? And is the temperer's initial P or W? Just curious if you don't mind sharing.

 

[DarthTaco123]

The date stamp is worn off, but it's a Watson.