What did you rehang today?

[Mack]

Here as is the Oregon coast. Sorry.

 

[Yankee Josh]

I brought home this no name rafting pattern last week, I've been wanting to try one as a spliting axe. 6 ridges in the eye lead me to believe this is a True Temper, and I also discovered a "4" stamped on the poll . Actual weight is 3lb 14oz.

Is it a safe assumption that the poll has been hardened? It would seem strange to put the weight stamp on a soft poll... Either way, the poll looks clean and unabused, same can be said for the bit.

I lucked out and found a nice 36" straight handle at a local used tool store (AKA my favorite place in the world, lol). Can't beat $5! Added bonus was that handle had no kerf cut in it, which made fitting the ridged eye much easier.

Mainly used my Stanley no. 65 shave, a 4-in-hand, and a razor knife. I am very happy with the hang!

A bit of Wedge Curl Porn ( Yankee Josh this picture is for you!)

Tongue all trimmed up

And ready to go to work! My goal is to use this as my main splitter for this season . I'll process about 4 cords this year. Thanks for looking!

I really like the curls man! Haha. I don't think I'm the only one! Beautiful hang and nice axe. I bought a spring loaded center punch and it works great for testing hardness. I was asked a long time ago if this poll was hardened;

And it isn't. I really didn't want to knick that minty poll with a file but a tiny inconspicuous dot is okay. I think the general consensus is that those rafters are hardened. Look forward to seeing what you hang next!

 

[junkenstien]

This was the first cruiser I got and put it on the only handle I could find and it chipped a piece off the heartwood side of the shoulder.Found the fire streak in the front hold of an old towboat last summer someone had used it for pounding cedar shingles into the hull.Guy said it’s been down there since 95 when he started,laying flat on a piece of angle iron steaming and baking half the year frozen the other and still straight as an arrow.Thirsty as hell wasnt any blo to wipe off until the fourth coat I put on and I was slathering it.Wiped beeswax and blo on it for a couple of days turning it over in the sun.Sheath is from the seventies think I see a mark but can’t make it out.

 

[phantomknives]

I really like the curls man! Haha. I don't think I'm the only one! Beautiful hang and nice axe. I bought a spring loaded center punch and it works great for testing hardness. I was asked a long time ago if this poll was hardened;

And it isn't. I really didn't want to knick that minty poll with a file but a tiny inconspicuous dot is okay. I think the general consensus is that those rafters are hardened. Look forward to seeing what you hang next!

OOOOOH been a while since we'v seen a great clean KP

 

[Fmont]

Two up this post: Kelly FE Connie and a old Hults that I hope to have some more info on soon. These are both eBay gets.

Connie is 3lbs and the haft it came on was able to be re-hung. I had to take about 3/8 an inch off and drop it down as much. I was able to save the blown kerf and tongue by resawing the kerf with a thin pull saw. It was a little finesse, but it went good and the hang is solid. It's not too closed, just a touch. I love this thing.




The cool looking HB. It appears in the 1899 catalog, but not the 1890 and any catalog Hults has up after 1899. It doesn't seem that old though, and it was for Swedish domestic market. As aforementioned, I am waiting on some info from Sweden. I put it on a axe eye maul handle I cut down to 28". In the catalog it's listed as what translates to "hand axe," instead of "chipper axe," as the fallers are listed as. In later catalogs I see "hand axe" referred to in English as boys axe. Full sized eye though. It seems like a general utility forest axe, like a slightly heavier version of their newer bushcraft oriented axes. And should be good at that. I have an Akka that's just too light. It's very cool. I rubbed charcoal out of my own fire the way Old Axeman mentioned once. I like it! The wood was a little bit too white for my liking, so I used a little bit of brown shoe polish in the mix as well.



The grind on the HB is the one it had when it came from Sweden @ just under 25°. I'm going to leave it be for now. The steel is not good Kelly hard, but it's harder than my 5160 Council.

These are both finished with the 1:1:1 goo that's been mentioned. They all are, lol

 

[Fmont]

Oh, I octagonalized the HB haft:

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

Two up this post: Kelly FE Connie and a old Hults that I hope to have some more info on soon. These are both eBay gets.

Connie is 3lbs and the haft it came on was able to be re-hung. I had to take about 3/8 an inch off and drop it down as much. I was able to save the blown kerf and tongue by resawing the kerf with a thin pull saw. It was a little finesse, but it went good and the hang is solid. It's not too closed, just a touch. I love this thing.

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The cool looking HB. It appears in the 1899 catalog, but not the 1890 and any catalog Hults has up after 1899. It doesn't seem that old though, and it was for Swedish domestic market. As aforementioned, I am waiting on some info from Sweden. I put it on a axe eye maul handle I cut down to 28". In the catalog it's listed as what translates to "hand axe," instead of "chipper axe," as the fallers are listed as. In later catalogs I see "hand axe" referred to in English as boys axe. Full sized eye though. It seems like a general utility forest axe, like a slightly heavier version of their newer bushcraft oriented axes. And should be good at that. I have an Akka that's just too light. It's very cool. I rubbed charcoal out of my own fire the way Old Axeman mentioned once. I like it! The wood was a little bit too white for my liking, so I used a little bit of brown shoe polish in the mix as well.

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The grind on the HB is the one it had when it came from Sweden @ just under 25°. I'm going to leave it be for now. The steel is not good Kelly hard, but it's harder than my 5160 Council.

These are both finished with the 1:1:1 goo that's been mentioned. They all are, lol

That Kelly's haft is just beautiful!!
I am curious. Is there difference in size of the bottom eye vs top? It might be upside down

 

[Fmont]

Yeah there is, it's not upside down! That's what I thought maybe when I was taking the head off. I figure somebody messed up stamping this one.

ETA: I forgot to mention the haft appears original. It is faintly and still legibly (after scraping) marked fire hardened hickory/true temper. Re-hanging it left the palm swell a little worse for wear, so i reworked it a little.

I've also realized that every single person who knows anything about axes is going to look at it and assume it's on upside down lolol

 

[Miller '72]

This was the first cruiser I got and put it on the only handle I could find and it chipped a piece off the heartwood side of the shoulder.Found the fire streak in the front hold of an old towboat last summer someone had used it for pounding cedar shingles into the hull.Guy said it’s been down there since 95 when he started,laying flat on a piece of angle iron steaming and baking half the year frozen the other and still straight as an arrow.Thirsty as hell wasnt any blo to wipe off until the fourth coat I put on and I was slathering it.Wiped beeswax and blo on it for a couple of days turning it over in the sun.Sheath is from the seventies think I see a mark but can’t make it out.

Beautiful Legitimus Cruiser Mr. Stien

Two up this post: Kelly FE Connie and a old Hults that I hope to have some more info on soon. These are both eBay gets.

Connie is 3lbs and the haft it came on was able to be re-hung. I had to take about 3/8 an inch off and drop it down as much. I was able to save the blown kerf and tongue by resawing the kerf with a thin pull saw. It was a little finesse, but it went good and the hang is solid. It's not too closed, just a touch. I love this thing.

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The cool looking HB. It appears in the 1899 catalog, but not the 1890 and any catalog Hults has up after 1899. It doesn't seem that old though, and it was for Swedish domestic market. As aforementioned, I am waiting on some info from Sweden. I put it on a axe eye maul handle I cut down to 28". In the catalog it's listed as what translates to "hand axe," instead of "chipper axe," as the fallers are listed as. In later catalogs I see "hand axe" referred to in English as boys axe. Full sized eye though. It seems like a general utility forest axe, like a slightly heavier version of their newer bushcraft oriented axes. And should be good at that. I have an Akka that's just too light. It's very cool. I rubbed charcoal out of my own fire the way Old Axeman mentioned once. I like it! The wood was a little bit too white for my liking, so I used a little bit of brown shoe polish in the mix as well.

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The grind on the HB is the one it had when it came from Sweden @ just under 25°. I'm going to leave it be for now. The steel is not good Kelly hard, but it's harder than my 5160 Council.

These are both finished with the 1:1:1 goo that's been mentioned. They all are, lol

Love the flint edge connie. The HB handle turned out sweet.

Excellent axes

Did you build or acquire the shave horse...Its on my "I need it" list

 

[Agent_H]

This was the first cruiser I got and put it on the only handle I could find and it chipped a piece off the heartwood side of the shoulder.Found the fire streak in the front hold of an old towboat last summer someone had used it for pounding cedar shingles into the hull.Guy said it’s been down there since 95 when he started,laying flat on a piece of angle iron steaming and baking half the year frozen the other and still straight as an arrow.Thirsty as hell wasnt any blo to wipe off until the fourth coat I put on and I was slathering it.Wiped beeswax and blo on it for a couple of days turning it over in the sun.Sheath is from the seventies think I see a mark but can’t make it out.

Awesome Legitimus cruiser! I have something like 8-9 cruisers (no Legitimus though), use two of them regularly but that one you put together there is beautiful.

Two up this post: Kelly FE Connie and a old Hults that I hope to have some more info on soon. These are both eBay gets.

Connie is 3lbs and the haft it came on was able to be re-hung. I had to take about 3/8 an inch off and drop it down as much. I was able to save the blown kerf and tongue by resawing the kerf with a thin pull saw. It was a little finesse, but it went good and the hang is solid. It's not too closed, just a touch. I love this thing.

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The cool looking HB. It appears in the 1899 catalog, but not the 1890 and any catalog Hults has up after 1899. It doesn't seem that old though, and it was for Swedish domestic market. As aforementioned, I am waiting on some info from Sweden. I put it on a axe eye maul handle I cut down to 28". In the catalog it's listed as what translates to "hand axe," instead of "chipper axe," as the fallers are listed as. In later catalogs I see "hand axe" referred to in English as boys axe. Full sized eye though. It seems like a general utility forest axe, like a slightly heavier version of their newer bushcraft oriented axes. And should be good at that. I have an Akka that's just too light. It's very cool. I rubbed charcoal out of my own fire the way Old Axeman mentioned once. I like it! The wood was a little bit too white for my liking, so I used a little bit of brown shoe polish in the mix as well.

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The grind on the HB is the one it had when it came from Sweden @ just under 25°. I'm going to leave it be for now. The steel is not good Kelly hard, but it's harder than my 5160 Council.

These are both finished with the 1:1:1 goo that's been mentioned. They all are, lol

Nice work on the handle on that one! I like the soft octagons you put on there, the end wood stain/tones, and the fact that it is on a straight handle. That pattern has always sort of piqued my interest and yours looks like a fine axe.

 

[jblyttle]

This is a nice unmarked 3lb convex head on a 20" House fallers axe handle.

IMG_20190424_180526 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
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IMG_20190424_180610 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190424_180601 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190424_180541 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

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[Astrogator]

I was given this axe handle for free , I think that I know why LOL.
I would like to know from the more experienced forum members if this handle is worth using or not.
The grain orientation is completely wrong , but will this actually be a problem for practical use or not.
The pictures are not too clear , sorry for this and thanks for your time in looking.

 

[Yankee Josh]

I was given this axe handle for free , I think that I know why LOL.
I would like to know from the more experienced forum members if this handle is worth using or not.
The grain orientation is completely wrong , but will this actually be a problem for practical use or not.
The pictures are not too clear , sorry for this and thanks for your time in looking.

Definitely use it! Just don't take that one during the zombie apocalypse. Haha. Looks like there's grain runout but I bet it'll hold up fine. I've got 3 or 4 with "bad" grain and some runout but they've held up fine. Conversely 2 that I have with "perfect" grain orientation split right apart for some unknown reason. For me it kinda brings the whole thing into question. I still adhere to conventional wisdom but I'm not scared of imperfect hafts anymore. My two cents.

 

[jblyttle]

I was given this axe handle for free , I think that I know why LOL.
I would like to know from the more experienced forum members if this handle is worth using or not.
The grain orientation is completely wrong , but will this actually be a problem for practical use or not.
The pictures are not too clear , sorry for this and thanks for your time in looking.

It's a nice length, uncommon. Put a boy's head on it and it will be a good tool.

 

[Fmont]

Thanks fellows!

Did you build or acquire the shave horse...Its on my "I need it" list

I built the gist of it probably a decade ago. Originally used for canoe paddles, it's been used off and on. It's pegged and glued together, but there are a few hidden screws. I didn't want a 2x4 one because I have a inside shop area, I wanted it to look old and interesting for when people come over. And I didn't want to spend the time and money making a fine one. So I hacked it together to look like an old one you might find in a barn. I call it fauxld. It's so hackadoodle I don't mind whapping on it and altering it for different needs. I probably spent $30 or so making it, but as a tool it has actually been invaluable. If I break anything on it it's easily repaired sloppily, or the whole thing is easily turned into firewood if I ever want to make a proper one.

I have figured out how to hold axe heads for filing, and that's been really nice.

There's nothing complicated about making one, so you could probably just look at some pictures online and knock one out yourself real quick!

 

[Ragnar Ökman]

Here is my first double bit and also the first handle I have made. TT Kelly Vulcan 4 lb, 36" ash with a walnut wedge, 1:1:1 BLO, tar, and turpentine.

The handle has little runaways that Del Shannon could sing about, but it is still better than any store bought DB handle here (we have none). And then there is some half rotten Mongolian maple to split.

 

[Agent_H]

Here is my first double bit and also the first handle I have made. TT Kelly Vulcan 4 lb, 36" ash with a walnut wedge, 1:1:1 BLO, tar, and turpentine.

The handle has little runaways that Del Shannon could sing about, but it is still better than any store bought DB handle here (we have none). And then there is some half rotten Mongolian maple to split.

Burly looking swell Ragnar!

 

[Ragnar Ökman]

Thanks for noticing my knob (...ban is coming soon). What if I told you I made a round metal protector for it. My ring is over 2 1/4" wide and it would have been permanently attached with glue. But along with steel overstrike plates it was too medieval looking even for my taste. Pics on request (no installation instructions).

 

[Fmont]

Nice work on the handle on that one! I like the soft octagons you put on there, the end wood stain/tones, and the fact that it is on a straight handle. That pattern has always sort of piqued my interest and yours looks like a fine axe.

Have you seen this pattern before? I haven't, and am scrounging for info.