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Thanks man,
Here a the finishing of the project.
Happy guy, his dad's axes are back in service.
Here a the finishing of the project.
Happy guy, his dad's axes are back in service.
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What did you rehang today?
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Happy guy, his dad's axes are back in service.
Nice job. :thumbup: Your friend will certainly treasure those axes. Gifts like that are the best.
Bob
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Thanks guys. Any pics Curt?
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Great conclusion to a great project.
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This is a no name red/ridge head I picked up a couple of months ago.
It was acquired cheap but I've had good experiences with the seeming overall steel and the boy's axe size Dayton patterns. I would liken them to a Wood Slasher, almost always a little red paint somewhere.
Spent .5 hour here and there for the last week trying to get a decent grind on it. It needs a final edge but the bit was intact to start with so mainly light profiling.
The handle was a thin hardware store purchase but was usable. Link if I remember right- red label; as opposed to green if it makes a difference. There really wasn't any shoulder to speak of and not much meat on the swell. It's heart wood with the exception of the portion of the hand/swell.
The knob sort of showed itself by trying to preserve material. The raised ridge down the center was a challenge for me - not the actual rasping but with that small part of lighter wood, it throws my eye some.
My first attempt at using leather dye. The pictures are after resanding and BLO only. I used too much dye initially and it originally turned an orange color - it's evident especially on the swell.
Not standing back from it for a while, when I finished the swell it just looked interesting to me. My friend here is making "horse references". Completely unintentional...
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It was acquired cheap but I've had good experiences with the seeming overall steel and the boy's axe size Dayton patterns. I would liken them to a Wood Slasher, almost always a little red paint somewhere.
Spent .5 hour here and there for the last week trying to get a decent grind on it. It needs a final edge but the bit was intact to start with so mainly light profiling.
The handle was a thin hardware store purchase but was usable. Link if I remember right- red label; as opposed to green if it makes a difference. There really wasn't any shoulder to speak of and not much meat on the swell. It's heart wood with the exception of the portion of the hand/swell.
The knob sort of showed itself by trying to preserve material. The raised ridge down the center was a challenge for me - not the actual rasping but with that small part of lighter wood, it throws my eye some.
My first attempt at using leather dye. The pictures are after resanding and BLO only. I used too much dye initially and it originally turned an orange color - it's evident especially on the swell.
Not standing back from it for a while, when I finished the swell it just looked interesting to me. My friend here is making "horse references". Completely unintentional...
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Haha at the horse references. Aaah heart wood. I did my first experiment with aging the handle on one made from heartwood - it came out much darker. Hickory heart wood seems to come in about 30 different colors so ya never know what you're gonna get. Anyway, still got some aging effect and the overall package looks good to go.
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This is a no name red/ridge head I picked up a couple of months ago.
Spent .5 hour here and there for the last week trying to get a decent grind on it. It needs a final edge but the bit was intact to start with so mainly light profiling.
Looks like a pretty respectable grind to me.
I'd bet you're right about it being a Woodslasher. A Dayton is a good axe and that one was hardly used.
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Thank you Square_peg. I think it will run well with a little more fine edge work. It didn't hurt that the bit was in such good shape to begin with.
COTS- thanks for the take on this one and for leading by example.
It could be an unstamped version. I like the unmarked ones like this one. Since I'm out here I took a shot with a Wood Slasher for comparison:
How do they compare?
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heheheh I dont like the knob swell for that particular reason... horse reference! but to each their own
I hear you there. It was clamped vertically in my vice and I just focused on getting the knob even. Wasn't until I took it out of the vice at the end that looked at the whole "package"...
Here are some of my thoughts after getting over messing up a decent handle:
1. You can definitely tell it's a BOYS axe...
2. Should have quit "dickin'" around with it before I did.
3. It fits my hand perfectly...
4. It's the only piece of wood I've felt guilty applying oil to.
5. I can't bring myself to clip the end...
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........................ juvenile snickering.
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Yep! Carved it out of ash today. The Palm swell has a twist to it (that's the way the wood wanted to work!) but it feels uber comfortable in the hand, might be something I do from now on.
90% of it was done with a hatchet, fine carving and eye fitting with a mora, and then it was hand sanded. I forgot to sharpen my draw knife (still haven't) but it's an old J. Billings from the 1840's. That steel is hard as heck.
90% of it was done with a hatchet, fine carving and eye fitting with a mora, and then it was hand sanded. I forgot to sharpen my draw knife (still haven't) but it's an old J. Billings from the 1840's. That steel is hard as heck.
Heheheh so you can say that your axe knob is... uncut! *drum roll*
joking aside, its a flawless and beautiful handle, dont cut it!
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This is a no name red/ridge head I picked up a couple of months ago.
Nice work Agent_H. I like the color the handle turned out, despite the horse issue it's a fine looking little axe :thumbup:
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I like the straight handle, good job on making the handle Darth! Turned out very nice :thumbup:
I'd say that 'bout sizes it up..