cj65
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Greetings all,
I do not hang out too much here, so I consider myself a newbie to you hatchet men.
I bought this little gem on ebay, and I was a little depressed when I realized it was quite chewed up with a disc grinder. It had gouges out of it 1.5" back from the blade. I thought to myself, "Why?" However, I had to turn a lemon into lemonade. So I first started grinding so as to make it a symmetrical blade shape, thinking that would be a bit hawkish. (Go easy on me, remember I am a newb.
I liked the way it turned out.
Now, with the funky opening on this handle, it will put my wood carving skills (or lack there of) to task. I want to ask you guys a couple of questions:
What type of wood would you use (exotic is fine, but I will be using it, so nothing brittle)?
How long of a handle would you put on it. I want it to be somewhat balanced and proportional.
What handle style should I make? I was thinking a straight hawk handle, even though it is not a hawk, or maybe a traditional curved hatchet handle pattern.
I am really pleased as to how this turned out, for it was quite ugly. I had to grind quite a bit to get all the nasty grinds out, so I had no qualms about "wrecking" it, for it was already one foot in the recycling bin so to speak.
I put my edc silver dollar in the picture for reference to the head.
Thanks guys in advance for your help.
I do not hang out too much here, so I consider myself a newbie to you hatchet men.
I bought this little gem on ebay, and I was a little depressed when I realized it was quite chewed up with a disc grinder. It had gouges out of it 1.5" back from the blade. I thought to myself, "Why?" However, I had to turn a lemon into lemonade. So I first started grinding so as to make it a symmetrical blade shape, thinking that would be a bit hawkish. (Go easy on me, remember I am a newb.
I liked the way it turned out.
Now, with the funky opening on this handle, it will put my wood carving skills (or lack there of) to task. I want to ask you guys a couple of questions:
What type of wood would you use (exotic is fine, but I will be using it, so nothing brittle)?
How long of a handle would you put on it. I want it to be somewhat balanced and proportional.
What handle style should I make? I was thinking a straight hawk handle, even though it is not a hawk, or maybe a traditional curved hatchet handle pattern.
I am really pleased as to how this turned out, for it was quite ugly. I had to grind quite a bit to get all the nasty grinds out, so I had no qualms about "wrecking" it, for it was already one foot in the recycling bin so to speak.
I put my edc silver dollar in the picture for reference to the head.
Thanks guys in advance for your help.
