What did you rehang today?

Thanks man,

Here a the finishing of the project.

Happy guy, his dad's axes are back in service.
 
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Happy guy, his dad's axes are back in service.
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Nice job. :thumbup: Your friend will certainly treasure those axes. Gifts like that are the best.

Bob
 
Awesome work on those double bits. A wonderful gift for a friend. I just finished my first DB. It was a rewarding challenge!
 
Good looking axes DeathBoxHero. I especially like the picture of the gentleman you did the work for. He looks truly pleased.
 
This is a no name red/ridge head I picked up a couple of months ago.
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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.
 
Agent_H said:
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.

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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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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:

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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 ;)
 
Remzy said:
heheheh I dont like the knob swell for that particular reason... horse reference! but to each their own ;)
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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...
 
Darth, I like your straight handle. Looks totally appropriate for that head.

Did you make that one?
 
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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.
 
Agent_H said:
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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Heheheh so you can say that your axe knob is... uncut! *drum roll*

joking aside, its a flawless and beautiful handle, dont cut it! :)
 
Agent_H said:
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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I'd say that 'bout sizes it up..
 
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