Lets see some pics of your homemade handles! I know many of you are super skilled and creative. Be proud of your work and post up some pictures....
I think I remember where I might have seen. It might be in the sawyer room thread because of dealing with going from virgin wood to a handle. Nope...
Thanks - I just searched him not the one. The guy was using draw knives and hatchets to make the handles then sanded super smooth. He showed grain...
OK I searched for about a half hour and can't find the thread I was looking for. I forgot to follow or bookmark... There is a thread somewhere...
I feel your pain! I just did some big red oak at camp. It was like a rock. Had to chip away also - even with the splitter.
That guy is absolutely fantastic. If there is such a thing as an "old soul" he is one. To be that mechanically inclined and creative is truly...
On a piece of furring strip I used a protractor and matched the angle that I wanted to the drill bit. 3/16 pilot hole just to get what I wanted....
The ceramic is a nice tight fit. I wanted to be able to remove to wash. They load up on metal after time.
LOL. I was happy getting my jig to get one angle just to see if I could. I have a couple pieces of ipe that I picked up at a repurpose place 3 x 8...
My friend was a charter captain in high school and early college years. He introduced me to crock sticks about 25 years ago. I use them for a...
Here's the lansky link. Knife Sharpeners | 4 Rod Ceramic Turn Box | Lansky And one of thr video reviews. [MEDIA]
For sharpening knives.
I'll learn to spell someday! The are called crock sticks.
I was at an estate sale yesterday and found a pile of old electric ceramic rods for cheap and got the idea of homemade crop stick for presents....
Craftsman axe . There are 2 very small f's next to the Craftsman stamp. I have a feeling it might be made by Fulton. [ATTACH]
This is my Collins that I cleaned up with a customized the handle. It was and big roundish handle that needed some shape for a grip. I'm making it...
Picked up this nice old hatchet at an estate sale today. I just couldn't resist giving it a tune up. I was able to get the old handle off without...
Thanks! I designed the stickers on a work document. Emailed it to a local place that could do the printing and had them in a couple days. I...
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The late summer/fall league starts up tonight and lasts 7 weeks, 2 weeks longer than the last one. This is the setup that a constructed at camp...