Gave this FE rafter some love today. Not much abuse, but lots of weather, has given it some pretty good character.
Tennesee Hickory needed thinned some, as usual. Angle grinder with a 36 grit flap does it fast. Couple minutes of hand sanding with 100 grit after that and its good enough for me.
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Great job on the head and handle!! I'll have to try the flap disk method on those tennessee handles. I have one waiting for me and I haven't had the motivation to start it because its so much work with my 4 in hand which is what I do almost all my shaping with. That's a lot of rasping.
Also, I have the 5lb version of your Flint Edge rafting head. Recentlyl hung it on a 28" straight house handle. Very similar.
