Lets use those axes for what they were ment for.

Miller '72 said:
We had this limb drop this past Friday night so i wanted to try this old, short, nothing left to it connie...

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Some may remember this head and hang from a couple months back.

Its as suspected and now proven to be a goner.
All soft in the bit, nothing left of quality hardness.

It maintained its sharpness the first couple bucks but by the time i finished with what you see here, i had some rolling, a chip and dulling for sure.

Also, on a side note. I am a short guy and i like a shorter handles on most my axes...this one is almost to short and could get dangerous if i had to swing it bucking this whole limb.

The oak handle will be rehung upon again.
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That is too bad. Even though it is worn out it still has a pretty cool shape to it. What is it about the Connecticut pattern that is so appealing to the eye? I had a small HB head that had lost a lot of toe so I reprofiled it, but it was too far gone already and after spending all that time sharpening and rehanging it the edge was soft as butter.
 
Malus said:
That is too bad. Even though it is worn out it still has a pretty cool shape to it. What is it about the Connecticut pattern that is so appealing to the eye? I had a small HB head that had lost a lot of toe so I reprofiled it, but it was too far gone already and after spending all that time sharpening and rehanging it the edge was soft as butter.
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I agree, the connie is at the center of what I like and compare all to.
When i started on this head, i knew almost from the start, it would end this way...but when i start something i have to follow thru.
So i used the process and experience to learn a little more about steel and the feel of steel.

Its a good looking worn out connie, no doubt :thumbsup:
 
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So remember those hickory logs i got around last year? yeah finally getting to process them cause they're dry now.

Apparently hickory discolors if you let it stay on the ground for about 10 months... i didnt have enough pallets to keep them all up. I took about 2 inches of good wood off the grey end before i realized it was just as hard as the normal wood sooo now i know what to do for the other 3 staves
 
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