What did you rehang today?

I am liking that Montreal pattern DarthTaco! Good use on the handle - was it a single bit that was cut down?
 
Single bit, but I don't know if it was cut down. From the way the butt of the handle has aged it was cut down a very, very long time ago.
 
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DarthTaco123 said:
Single bit, but I don't know if it was cut down. From the way the butt of the handle has aged it was cut down a very, very long time ago.
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Just curious as I have several older axes with single bit straight handles that have the end cut off similar to yours.
Assumed it was because they were damaged but think some of it was function for the previous user.
I have several really oversized axe eye maul handles that I was thinking of shortening.

Slimmed down even the haft of a bulky one might make a viable miner/straight handle up to 28-30" with some sort of swell at the end.
Thinking a rafting pattern handle or something along those lines.

I do like that Montreal pattern a lot btw. The fact your Uncle picked it up with you in mind is great.
 
He comes up every year from Florida for a week or so and hits the auctions hard. He just got me into them this year and I've got some awesome scores.
 
Just took a visual walk back through this thread .... And I have to say that we sure do have a large group of talented individuals on this forum...

and a few very, very talented individuals. What a joy it was to go back through the pages of this thread. So many talented with wood and steel workmanship.

A few really qualify as artists with their skills.

Thanks again for sharing with us.

My regards, Tom
 
3 1/4 Snow & Nealley diamond eye double bit

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Found out yesterday I needed to come up with a b-day present for a 7 year old. I had this little hatchet with a pine handle on it. I made a handle from a piece of black locust I was intending for a hammer handle, but it turned out OK I think. First time I've done a sheath this style, so I am pleased with it even if the leather work is so-so and the stitching is kind of uneven.
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I didn't fill the eye in front, maybe I should have made the wedge wider to compensate?
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After I brushed the rust off it turned out to be an old Plumb BS hatchet! So it was a nicer little head than I thought. I got it for $2 at a garage sale.
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Genuine Plumb is pretty much rusted off, but the Plumb rectangle is pretty distinct.
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Oxbow said:
Found out yesterday I needed to come up with a b-day present for a 7 year old. I had this little hatchet with a pine handle on it. I made a handle from a piece of black locust I was intending for a hammer handle, but it turned out OK I think. First time I've done a sheath this style, so I am pleased with it even if the leather work is so-so and the stitching is kind of uneven.

I didn't fill the eye in front, maybe I should have made the wedge wider to compensate?

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You did a nice job of this! A resurrected old timer that is destined to become an heirloom. If the handle was fitted tightly (ie the oval) the small void shouldn't cause any real problems but if it bugs you enough you could always pound in a small piece of hardwood to fill the gap.
 
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Here my job guys...


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Lovely job of that Beech handle and beautiful clean up of the head. I'd never have guessed this was the same axe head in the 'before' and 'after' pictures. You can readily see though why many of us are not fans of steel wedges. It's not so much that these are metal but the fact that no kerf has to be cut in the handle to start one and they then often cause irritating splits.
 
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Hi 300Six, I know that should be better just with wood wedge. The gap on the head's top make me not sleep well, then I moved for a second metal wedge and then fix the gap with epoxy... Should be better, but I'm a bit proud with the final result.

Thanks for watching.
Paolo
 
Il Coltellaio said:
Hi 300Six, I know that should be better just with wood wedge. The gap on the head's top make me not sleep well, then I moved for a second metal wedge and then fix the gap with epoxy... Should be better, but I'm a bit proud with the final result.
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That is pretty neat Paolo. What kind of axe or pattern are we looking at?

Or maybe, what is that style intended for? Thanks for sharing the photos.
 
Agent_H said:
That is pretty neat Paolo. What kind of axe or pattern are we looking at?

Or maybe, what is that style intended for? Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Hi Agent_H,
I'm not this axe's owner or the user... A friend gave me for set up the edge and re-handle it.
The head is 1233 grams and the maker is Angelo Bergamasco, not hand made just an average quality.
I guess is intended for cut in wood, he asked me a very sharp edge.

Best Regards
Paolo
 
I have rehung a few axes recently. First, my Norlund Cabin axe (basically a boy's axe). I never trusted the handle it had (eye too small, grain runout, etc though it felt ok). So for peace-of-mind but mostly for purely aesthic reasons, I re-hung it on a heavily thinned-down full-size 28" axe handle (all heartwood). It came out beautiful, and also has my first custom-shaped swell. It feels great in the hand, and while the full-size handle required a LOT of wood removal, it filled the eye nicely. I am in the process of slowly adding a few coats of BLO so it gets that great feel and sheen like my older rehangs.




I also re-hung my paper-label True Temper. For whatever reason, I just couldn't get this thing hung right. After a few tries and some damage to the eye wood, I finally got it where I wanted it. But even then, a chunk of the rear shoulder of the haft popped off. I did what I could, and I even had to add a few small wood and metal wedges. It's ugly, but it's also a rough-use root chopper or splitter. I still need to sharpen it, but it should be a good axe with a small, but noticeable high centerline. I may need to rehang it if this haft doesn't work out, and that's fine...I have a good one in the corner waiting. This haft was re-used from the next axe below.




I sat around waiting for a great head to go on what has so far been my perfect handle find (a Council 36" straight haft...perfect grain, slimmer than normal, etc). Then I realized I had the perfect head...my original axe refurb in my Kelly from 1904-1930. it was hung on a fine, but not great curved haft (reused on the TT above). They eye was a great fit, and I think Michigan patterns look fantastic on a straight haft. This thing feels awesome now, and is back to being one of my best looking and favorite axes. Love this thing.



 
SCT, nice work. The Kelly on the straight handle is all business! Don't feel bad about the TT, my TT double has the same triple steel wedge arrangement, so close it is almost spooky, though mine were added over a period of years!
 
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SCT, nice work. The Kelly on the straight handle is all business! Don't feel bad about the TT, my TT double has the same triple steel wedge arrangement, so close it is almost spooky, though mine were added over a period of years!
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Ha! Thanks, I'm in love with the way the Kelly is set up now! Yeah, we'll see how the TT does...I need some firewood soon, so it may see some use just to see how it holds up.
 
The Norlund looks like it would be fun to swing too.

That swell is great. Shaping like that looks more "natural" for the lack of a better word.

All of them are looking like class-act tools.
 
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