What did you rehang today?

[Square_peg]

Just very fine work all the way through, Miller. I love it!

 

[junkenstien]

1.5 lb stelitto 17 1/2 inch handle

 

[Miller '72]

Just very fine work all the way through, Miller. I love it!

Thank you very much Square_peg. He really liked it and I truely enjoyed very bit of giving it to him.
He is a huge history buff, and the Civil Defense issue axe, on top of being a Legitimus Fireaxe...just icing on the cake.
Thank you again!

 

[survivor45]

2 1/2lbs, 8 1/2" Cruiser. The Tennessee Hickory handle came out to 27 1/2". No name on the head. Why the green paint?
Well my guess is it's Zink Chromate. They use that on airplanes. Perhaps the person who painted it worked for Boeing.
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[Square_peg]

Not a bad guess on the finish. It does look like Boeing's chromium primer.

 

[phantomknives]

that does look like boeing primer

 

[Yankee Josh]

Well i finally went to peavey manufacturing in brewer Maine and purchased 5 new handles for $66 and change. They're all white ash and made in Maine. They are a tad chunky and varnished but that can be fixed. This is my Emerson&Stevens #2-3/4 boys axe. It swings and chops so well it's just a joy to use. And to look at! I couldn't be happier to finally own one. The eye is slightly misshapen and would take a custom made handle(which i will do this summer, i have white ash blanks from my backyard drying right now) to totally fill the eye but this one is super tight and will do for now.

 

[Miller '72]

Just shy 4 1/2lbs total
30" Link down from 32"
Just feels like it wants to split wood
Kentucky, Southern...named Lord Baltimore

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

Just shy 4 1/2lbs total
30" Link down from 32"
Just feels like it wants to split wood
Kentucky, Southern...named Lord Baltimore

I love that rustic look.
Well-aged, "Special Reserve Lord Bourbon"

 

[Miller '72]

I love that rustic look.
Well-aged, "Special Reserve Lord Bourbon"

Thanks, I fall hard for those most rusted and beat but still want to live!

Here I was so focused on 30" I lost my shoulder but am happy with the compromise and confident the handle will break before the head comes loose.

 

[Yankee Josh]

Lord Baltimore... hahaha. I love how old it looks. I rehung my double stamped axe today. It was made by King Axe And Tool co in Oakland ME but it was restamped P-V AXE over the KATCO. Its a #3-1/4 Dayton and while it wasn't finished(ground) very thoroughly it's been a great axe.

it's hung on one of the 30" white ash handles i got the other day. I decided to sand it to an octagonal haft. It feels really good in hand and is perfect for chopping wood while standing on the log.

 

[Maine20]

Plumb Connecticut 3.5 lbs, weight on my scale is 3 lbs 5 oz. It had minimal pole damage. I slightly reprofiled and thinned the bit. It’s hard.

The handle (hickory I think) was old and weathered but never had been hung, thehead was just slipped on when I got it.Scraping reviled solid but stained wood (especially stained on the upper half). The fit was perfect, I did nothing to the toung, just set the head and wedge.

Still need to do the final edge, then test.

 

[Rise AU]

Unmarked head with good steel on a 31 inch spotted gum handle.

 

[Miller '72]

Lord Baltimore... hahaha. I love how old it looks. I rehung my double stamped axe today. It was made by King Axe And Tool co in Oakland ME but it was restamped P-V AXE over the KATCO. Its a #3-1/4 Dayton and while it wasn't finished(ground) very thoroughly it's been a great axe.

it's hung on one of the 30" white ash handles i got the other day. I decided to sand it to an octagonal haft. It feels really good in hand and is perfect for chopping wood while standing on the log.

I like the handle, knob end! Was that from Peavey?
Anyway, I like the knob, curious if they have knobs in 28" or shorter...

 

[Yankee Josh]

I like the handle, knob end! Was that from Peavey?
Anyway, I like the knob, curious if they have knobs in 28" or shorter...

Yes it was from peavey. I forget where they get them from but i do know they're made in Maine. I believe under 36" they are all knob end like that one. 36" and over are fawns foot. I did a lot of shaping though to get it as pronounced as it is. Super comfortable to swing.

 

[Yankee Josh]

Hey guys. I hung this quite a long time ago but wanted to post it anyway. One of my more "collectible" axes. They are ALL collectible to me! Lol. There was no weight stamp on it but it weighs #2-3.8oz. I'm convinced it came on the original handle simply because it was never used and it had the Grellner patent wedge installed. Not fun to remove...I decided to take the head off and re hang because it was loose and i couldn't stand it! It was a 27" handle but now measures 26 1/2".

I spent awhile cleaning and reshaping the grellner wedge so that it would function properly once i drove the little spike in.

 

[Square_peg]

^^^ Superb!!!!!

I love it. That thing is so fresh.

 

[Yankee Josh]

^^^ Superb!!!!!

I love it. That thing is so fresh.

Thank you! Its one of my favorites. This one will not get used, I'll save it in its current condition for posterity. It's got a little bit of the gold paint left in the etch and in a few places the original black paint too. I paid a hundred dollars for locally at an antique store but i feel it was worth it.

 

[jblyttle]

Not a rehang, just de-rusted and oiled. The old hand made oak handle loves the oil. It's stamped "THACHER", pretty old I think.

IMG_20180630_191528 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180630_191742 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180630_191613 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180630_191540 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Brian Rust]

Beautiful specimen!!!