- Joined
- Mar 16, 2021
- Messages
- 55
Purchased old hatchet for $8 at yard sale.
Handle was pretty bad, so out comes the Leatherman saw and hammer/punch.
Head needs a scrub but I want to keep patina and original finish… Brass brush!
Not bad, needs an edge now!
Hafted with new hickory handle, ash wood wedge, and original carbon steel safety wedge. Polished edge a little better to smooth out sharpening marks.
Fully restored! Bears a W.M. Beattys & Sons Chester, PA stamp with a cow. I estimate that this piece is DEFINITELY pre 1900. Still loads of life in it and a very cool project.
Handle was pretty bad, so out comes the Leatherman saw and hammer/punch.
Head needs a scrub but I want to keep patina and original finish… Brass brush!
Not bad, needs an edge now!
Hafted with new hickory handle, ash wood wedge, and original carbon steel safety wedge. Polished edge a little better to smooth out sharpening marks.
Fully restored! Bears a W.M. Beattys & Sons Chester, PA stamp with a cow. I estimate that this piece is DEFINITELY pre 1900. Still loads of life in it and a very cool project.