What did you rehang today?

G-pig said:
More like serious about anything! Really a spoke shave and a low angle block plane are two of my most used tools. I bet I've carved a hundred handles the last few years, some of which were even good (hehe) so I've gotten a good idea of what works and what doesn't!
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Rived out straight grain wood works very well with a shave and its relaxing and satisfying to pull a thin ribbon of wood from one end to the other. On occasion I will work a yew bow down in such a manner. Its heaven, but more often than not I will be working with swirly grained bow staves or thinning commercially sawed handles and the shave ends up back on the peg board.
 
DarthTaco123 said:
You nailed it Square Peg, has that curvy font. Think you pointed that out when I posted just the head last year. Either you or the Google Fu God Mr. Tall.
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Pics P-L-E-E-E-E-E-A-S-E!!!!
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This is an old one that I rescued from the scrape pile. I put it on a short halve to fit behind my seat in the truck. Any ideas on the maker?
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valuator said:
This is an old one that I rescued from the scrape pile. I put it on a short halve to fit behind my seat in the truck. Any ideas on the maker?
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She's seen better days (cosmetically) but for sure the metal surfaces have been thoroughly rust-hardened/aged! The unique to USA (until about 20 years ago) phantom bevels on the blade and the degree of corrosion certainly suggests this baby to be USA domestic. And not Canadian.
My compliments for your 'hang'; picture perfect near as I can see. It's really encouraging (via years long evolving discussions on ''how to best fit a haft' on this forum?) to see more and more see practical eye ends featured that aren't blindly flush-cut to emulate fashion and factory convention. The uncompressed wood swell of that 3/16-1/4" sticking out is by far the cheapest insurance there is against the age-old phenomenon of 'flying heads'.
 
It swings and cuts good. I am guessing the weight to be about 3lbs. I like it because it has lots of character and is now a useful tool.
 
DarthTaco123 said:
The axe is out by the wood pile, but here's a photo of the head when I got it.
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That's awesome. Sears bought the Craftsman name in 1927. I don't know how many axes were made under that brand before Sears entered the picture. The first Sears Craftsman axes had that logo in 1928 but they soon changed it - within a couple years. It's possible that yours predates Sears Roebuck.

Thanks for the pic.
 
Good job bringing that one back to life, I agree on it having lots of character and will cut as good as the day it was new.
 
Phantom bevels were most commom on Kelly Perfects. But it could also be a Collins Commander or Plumb also had a line with phantom bevels.

Either way, all were premium brands. Use your Dayton 3.5 Lb. felling axe with pride. She'll last a few more generations.

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A standard military surplus type that was so dry that the original wedge just fell out. I had two remainder wedges from larger hangs that fit perfectly so for this hatchet I matched them up. This one had an endless thirst for linseed oil.





 
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Made a handle from birch for my splitting maul today, overall I'm happy with it, there is a little gap in the front of the eye. Living and learning! :p

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This was my first rehang attempt. The Truper handle was all I had available locally but the grain doesn't look too bad. After some time with the files and a belt sander the edge is respectable. I was more impressed that after using it the edge doesn't seem any worse for wear. I guess those TT Kelly Perfect axes were as good as they are hyped to be. I guess I'll have to start looking for an old double bit now.
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aikonen said:
Made a handle from birch for my splitting maul today, overall I'm happy with it, there is a little gap in the front of the eye. Living and learning! :p

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That is a beautiful handle and maul! Really well done!

I'm not so keen on metal wedges, be they round or flat.
 
Square_peg said:
That is a beautiful handle and maul! Really well done!

I'm not so keen on metal wedges, be they round or flat.
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Thank you for your kind words Square. I don't like metal wedges either, I have stopped using them on regular size axes but for this maul I thought it would be a good idea, it's heeeavy... :D
 
Made this handle today but I don't like it. I have to make a new handle, but this time I will make it a little bit longer.
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Looks pretty good. I'm curious what you don't like about it and what changes you plan to make.
 
I'm playing with hatchets for carving. I am no expert, but am trying different ones until I find what suits me. This one has promise. It is a carpenter hatchet, but unusual in that it is an old Plumb Anchor logo and has a nice curved bit and weighs 2lbs. With the $1 estate sale Vaughan California Framing hammer handle (hence sanded and oiled), the hatchet is 17.75" long and weighs 2.5lbs. It's super sharp now too.







 
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