Lets use those axes for what they were ment for.

[SaturatedShadow]

Hand hewed a mantel with an old Collins head I re-hung on a straight 28 inch handle.

Used my Wetterlings on the other side, and touched up a few places with a stubby handled boy scout hatchet.

Finished with stain and polyurethane.

 

[Agent_H]

That is going to be an awesome hearth header for someone.

My folks have a similar above their fireplace but it was done in trade... for what I didn't ask.

Thanks for sharing your work.

 

[Woodcraft]

The four pound plumb. With phantom bevels. I hung it on a thick 36" handle, roughed up with a rasp for grip.
I got this head on the cheap and discovered part of the plumb stamp when I was cleaning it up. I hung it to be a beater ax. It quickly became my favorite splitting ax. I would honestly trade three heads for a decent one like this. It is awesome. The ears are recessed. The handle is flush with the top of the eye, slightly recessed even, with a gap, with only a hardwood wedge in it. The head is solid, no movement whatsoever, and I truly abuse this one. A little end of the day fun, after a long day of splitting

 

[Agent_H]

That's kind of a mean looking piece of wood meets "Get it done" Jersey you put together.

Good stuff.

 

[Square_peg]

I love seeing a knot split through. Good job!

 

[cooperhill]

The wedge on this Forest king double kept popping out. After several wedge adjustments, I gave up and decided to rehang. Used a big ash wedge that I had handy. Tested it this weekend on some downed white pine and it's held up great. Lost some usable handle length but its solid. This is a modified new OP link handle btw.

axe chips

2 forest kings.

 

[cooperhill]

axe training with the forest service yesterday for mostly USFS trails and backcountry crews. I'm a volunteer instructor.

 

[DarthTaco123]

Hauled out the trusty 5 lber to bust some decent sized, and very knotty pine rounds. Sure did do the job!

 

[DeadboxHero]

The four pound plumb. With phantom bevels. I hung it on a thick 36" handle, roughed up with a rasp for grip.
I got this head on the cheap and discovered part of the plumb stamp when I was cleaning it up. I hung it to be a beater ax. It quickly became my favorite splitting ax. I would honestly trade three heads for a decent one like this. It is awesome. The ears are recessed. The handle is flush with the top of the eye, slightly recessed even, with a gap, with only a hardwood wedge in it. The head is solid, no movement whatsoever, and I truly abuse this one. A little end of the day fun, after a long day of splitting

Nice to see some swinging.

Looked like a tough split.
Good job

 

[garry3]

Hauled out the trusty 5 lber to bust some decent sized, and very knotty pine rounds. Sure did do the job!

Looks like a old timer there. Does it have a stamp?
I like those big old heads.

 

[DarthTaco123]

Looks like a old timer there. Does it have a stamp?
I like those big old heads.

It's marked RD on the face and there's another stamp up by the poll that got mushroomed to oblivion. I've had no luck finding a maker.

 

[cooperhill]

some wilderness chopping this past Saturday. Cleared out this newishly fallen Eastern hemlock. (My) left side cut was awkward positioning and clearance.

used this Craftsman CT with a Maine-made ash handle.

 

[meltimtiman]

Gransfors Bruk Small Forest Axe

 

[flexo]

i used a hatchet to cut dry bread for the dog's soup does that count?

 

[phantomknives]

sure

 

[Woodcraft]

Testing the hang and bit
Glam shot

Bucked through a knot of a chunk of dryish maple then split through it.

You could shave with it after, so at least it isn't crap. No chips dings or rolls.

 

[quinton]

 

[Agent_H]

Quinton, please elaborate lol

Not sure what that is exactly but for some reason it looks like the best inch off an axe?

 

[Woodcraft]

I figured he was chopping through old copper pipe

 

[quinton]

Quinton, please elaborate lol

Not sure what that is exactly but for some reason it looks like the best inch off an axe?

Axes were used a right smart around here by G-men during the 1920's-60's to chop copper vats, and tubing into tiny pieces. Sob's!

I found this piece of worm in the creek that comes out of my hollar.