Axe, Tomahawk & Hatchet Photo Thread

cooperhill said:
Did a little clean up and sharpening of my GB maul this weekend. I put an additional rubber collar on this. It's worked well to keep the handle in good shape.

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Nice Coop!
I do that with mine every spring.
I damaged the haft right below the collar on mine this fall :( I was splitting a farily decent sized LP pine round and I hit towards the back of the round (on purpose), I wasn't thinking it wouldn't split on the first swing... it did and as it went through it damaged the haft a little. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy about it. I fixed the chip the best I could, but you can still tell it's there.
I know... I know... it's only a splitting maul, but she's my baby :D and... she was also a gift from my wife!
 
bearhunter said:
Nice Coop!
I do that with mine every spring.
I damaged the haft right below the collar on mine this fall :( I was splitting a farily decent sized LP pine round and I hit towards the back of the round (on purpose), I wasn't thinking it wouldn't split on the first swing... it did and as it went through it damaged the haft a little. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy about it. I fixed the chip the best I could, but you can still tell it's there.
I know... I know... it's only a splitting maul, but she's my baby :D and... she was also a gift from my wife!
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A real beauty Coop! It looks like you keep that haft well oiled too. What are you guys using as a collar? I've got the GB maul myself and could use some extra protection. I split rounds inside a tire which is pretty efficient but I end banging the hafts up a bit compared to the old "split, retrieve split" method.
 
trailmaker said:
A real beauty Coop! It looks like you keep that haft well oiled too. What are you guys using as a collar? I've got the GB maul myself and could use some extra protection. I split rounds inside a tire which is pretty efficient but I end banging the hafts up a bit compared to the old "split, retrieve split" method.
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I don't use an extra collar besides the metal one that came on it. I split inside a tire too, but mine really hasn't gotten beat up too much until I screwed up this fall.
 
Just posted in my other thread, but I thought I'd share here nonetheless. My very first axe restoration, and I'm super proud of it! Here's a before and after shot:
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Just goes to show what you can do with barely any tools and a lot of help from this amazing forum!
 
I use raw linseed oil. I soak the heads in a bucket but usually return the oil to the can after I'm done.
 
cooperhill said:
I use raw linseed oil. I soak the heads in a bucket but usually return the oil to the can after I'm done.
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ah, ok.
What volume of oil are you working with, and how long does the raw oil take to dry? do you just pour it over the heads, or leave them submerged?
 
Double post...oops.

How about some random filler to make up for the double post?

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M3mphis said:
I thought you built one of those pvc pipe full length soaker contraptions????
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It doesn't soak the head just the axe.

daizee, I just have a small bucket that I soak the axe head in. Just enough to cover the head. I really don't know how long it takes the linseed oil to dry. None of this is necessary by the way (the full length soaker or soaking the axe head). It's just something I do. I believe a lot of folks will tell you that a few light coats of linseed oil is all that is necessary.
 
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Gransfors Bruks small forest axe and Cold steel trail hawk! best axe out there and lovely hawk to play with, had a custom mask made for the GB too.

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Nice eye candy today, Coop and Memphis! You guy's are starting to make me re think the thickness of my wedges. Also I need to buy stock in linseed oil.
 
cooperhill said:
I believe a lot of folks will tell you that a few light coats of linseed oil is all that is necessary.
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do those coats go on before the head is installed?
I would assume that the more oily moisture you get into the handle, the less evaporative water moisture you'll have problems with later... hm.
 
daizee said:
do those coats go on before the head is installed?
I would assume that the more oily moisture you get into the handle, the less evaporative water moisture you'll have problems with later... hm.
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After. Handles always dry before hanging.
 
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