I found a place to buy some great hickory handles (Beaver-Tooth Handle Co.) for a boy's axe and an 8 lb. splitting maul that I had. I hung them today and to help with cutting the packaging and trimming the wood shavings, I toted an old German-made hunting knife that I got from the family of an old hunting buddy who passed away ten years ago. (Yesterday, I posted a picture that included a box of 16 ga. shot shells that are part of a case the family also gave me at that time.) The knife is an ubiquitous Unimart made in Solingen for the USA market. Thick round stag handle with an inset compass that is stuck on N. He would have been proud of the job that I did today on the axe and maul, but would have offered "advice" all during the process.
Old friends are never forgotten.
- Stuart