What did you rehang today?

Almost done , I just have to put the final edge on and finish the oil treatment of the handle.
I use raw linseed oil , the linseed oil treatment is tedious and takes a long time.
I also have to make an edge protector before signing off on this one.

This hang was a royal swine to do , the edge of the head was not forged in line with the eye and there was also a twist involved.

I do not know what kind of wood that the handle is made of , I used what I had.

I have used a 6 millimeter wooden cross pin , (hey , they build ocean going ships with "treenails") , I used my gut feeling of how the cross-pinning should be done , we will see if it holds up :).

As per the old Frank Sinatra song , "I Did It My Way"

Cheers.

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I finally finished cleaning and rehanging my little ARTISAN saddle cruiser. Here's the damage to the haft:
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So I trimmed the damaged areas and glued in some pieces salvaged from scrapped hafts that hadn't yet made it to the burn pile:
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After trimming and fitting:
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Also added a piece to the shoulder:
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See the next post for the finished product! T-A
 
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I finally finished cleaning and rehanging my little ARTISAN saddle cruiser. Here's the damage to the haft:
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So I trimmed the damaged areas and glued in some pieces salvaged from scrapped hafts that hadn't yet made it to the burn pile:
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After trimming and fitting:
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Also added a piece to the shoulder:
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Here's the finished product with the head all spiffed up and several coats of BLO applied: (See next thread) T-A
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More pictures. Here's what I started with:
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Pre-cleaning next to a full-size ARTISAN DB:
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The finished product with the head all spiffed up and several coats of BLO:
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Shoulder repair:
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I counted over 150 bug holes!
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Two and a half pounder:
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My wedge. The light colored wood below the wedge in the picture is my repair, while the darker wood above is the original haft:
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NO, I WILL NEVER SWING THIS AXE! I'm sure the haft would disintegrate! My choice was to rehang this ARTISAN head back on its ARTISAN haft (The mark is faint, but it's there.) and make it an interesting and attractive part of my collection. I've got plenty of users if I choose to traumatize my worn out shoulders! Thanks for watching! T-A
 
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Found both these in my dad’s old stuff. Hammer handle was shot and trowel handle was broken off. I know they are fairly old because my dad used them when I was just a kid. Had some Osage that made for some strong handles.
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Just finished another modified Chinaman.
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Head Weight:- about 400 grams , or about 14 ounces.
Total Weight with Haft:- about 600 grams , or about 21 ounces.
O.A.L.:- about 31.5 centimeters , or about 12 inches.
Haft:- Hickory , the original Haft that has been modified.

I fully realize that I am only putting Lipstick on a Pig , but if Pigs are all that you have, (or can get)..... :D .

Thanks for looking.

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First off - I'm not an axe guy. Kinda a knife guy - how I found this thread. And I'm more of a woodworker. Got this axe from my brother in law. It was my sister in law's grandfather's axe. Broken handle, mushroomed poll. No markings. I'm going to rehang it (I think that's what you guys here call putting a new handle on it)

Do most rehangers make their own handles or buy ready made handles? I was thinking about getting a chunk of white oak or hickory, and getting out my drawknife, spokeshaves and rasps and making one.

But if making one is a lot of work - say more than 20-30 hours, then I'll by a replacement handle and rehang it with that. If I can get a replacement that looks the old one.

My plan is to do nothing to the head. I want to leave it old looking and hanging in my shop for decoration.


So - Should I attempt to make my own handle or just buy one?

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If you're up for making one go for it because most modern handles fall short, but if you don't really have experience with a proper vintage handle you may not even end up making one that's profiled any better than a modern one so it's a toss up.

Personally this axe head looks a little too worn out and I wouldn't put the effort into making my own handle for it if I actually needed an axe for something.
The poll as you know is very very severely mushroomed, but the bit has also been sharpened back an awful lot, and it looks like the eye may have been distorted some from all that hammering on the poll.

With some work it could be a decent kindling splitter, and for that you'd probably want a straight handle, which is good because straight handles are easier and modern straight handles happen to be serviceable.
 
Thanks - I'll see if I can find a decent looking vintage handle. If not, then I'll take a stab at it. I'm only going to use the axe for decoration, so it doesnt have to be usable.
 
HnS-That is my favorite small hatchet on this web site ! Great condition, perfect new haft hang job and VERY useable, in my opinion. I wish I had one just like it in my tool bag.
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Old Axeman said:
HnS-That is my favorite small hatchet on this web site ! Great condition, perfect new haft hang job and VERY useable, in my opinion. I wish I had one just like it in my tool bag.
Bernie
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Thank you, I am very happy to own it and happy that my $37 gamble payed off.
Here is a picture of a museum grade example from the same year that was turned up online.
 
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