Decided to try my hand at making a axe handle didn't think it would turn out as good as it did so I wasn't worried about grain orientation . a piece of dry Locust and my gransfors Burke two and a half pound boys axe head and about 6 hours with a rasp and very sore hands this is what I got Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Darn. Only saw it from a far. Looks really nice and should last forever. Locust is a cool choice. If it can dull the crap out of a chainsaw and last 100 years on the ground as a fence post it has to be tough stuff.
Good score today. A.C. Simmons brand Keen Kutter hewing hatchet. Made between 1900-1940 by either Kelly or Mann. It didn't need much cleaning, just took some rust off. I'll use this for knocking corners off wood turning blanks and roughing out carving blocks. I'll put a nice edge on it and find a spot on the shop wall for it.
I absolutely love that old Winchester shotgun in the background that's the first thing that caught my eye!
I've never tried to do one that was this rusted. I buddy of mine found it while metal detecting. I'm going to try to bring it back to life and make a handle for it. I've soaked it in vinegar to get rid of some of the rust off. I'm planning on using Roloc disks to clean it up.
It should clean up pretty well with lots of pitting. How about a mounted wire wheel before a disk? Not as aggressive. Could you take a top picture of the eye? I'd like to see if it was machine made or hand forged. Cool find.
Looks like we need alittle life in this thread. A few I'm stihl workin on Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Been trying to make a handle for my hatchet. It's actually an old sledge hammer handle that I cut down and am trying to shape. I still need to do some work on it but I think it's coming along.
