Axe, Tomahawk & Hatchet Photo Thread

will post in that form Thanks, Yes 5-1,2 is a good size I got a 520 simmions 5' that I love, a guy I know found and gave it to me , lucky day , No extra ones though
 
Mueller's premiere line "Biber Classic", next to a 2 1/4 pound Flint Edge.

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This is the best thread I have seen in ages. The pics here are excellent. Thanks guys :)

Some truly awesome stuff...
 
Thanks, I just hafted that up recently. I love it's geometry too, I must admit that I fondle it often late at night. I check the grain for the hundredth time, flip it over and check the alignment for the hundredth time, check the balance for the hundredth time. You know the routine.
 
I felled and limbed a small cedar yesterday. As I expected the balance doesn't lend itself to accuracy, and the flat blade sticks pretty easily. It's not a bad limbing axe. The bit is so far out in front of the handle that it gives a little more reach, compared to a regular boys axe. It's a pretty neat, unusual axe but I wouldn't recommend that anyone buy one at retail price.
 
I'm soon going to be swapping the handle for a hickory one that I'm gonna mod a bit
 

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dramose1,
is that a single piece of hickory?, how strong are your bolts? I've got a little Western hunting hatchet that I broke the tang on. Now I'm thinking of doing a Jenny Wren(RMJ) type of handle, or like yours, from G-11. I just don't have a saw that can cut the 3/16" wide notch that I will need to insert the remaining tang.

Have you had a chance to use it, if so how hard?
 
Its a solid bottom portion of a replacement axe handle, I notched it out with a miter saw and a hand saw, it was a little more work than I intended but so far its holding up good, and the bolts are factory from cold steel that I held on with a little loctite and tightened it enough that it sunk into the wood a bit, I havent fully tested it but it seems pretty solid
 
The stain is pretty much completely dry, I have a dead peach tree in by yard so I plan on putting it through its paces today after work and seeing how she holds up
 
Square_peg said:
Dead fruit wood can be pretty hard to that will make a good test.
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Yea that's very true, I did some chopping and the hickory help up to the test, but I forgot the pics, so today ill do some more chopping and take some photos
 
A(nother) maine pattern double bit and a western pattern. No maker's mark that I can find yet. Both 3 1/2 pounds.

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here are some better photos of my hawk and knife combo and some chopping of a dead peach tree

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