What did you rehang today?

Fmont · Mar 10, 2019

That boys axe size fire axe is sweet!

And holy moly that Black Raven! That's a real stunner. Wowsa

jblyttle · Mar 11, 2019

This is an all original 4lb head on a 25" handle.

IMG_20190311_194301 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194318 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194331 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194338 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194350 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194403 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190311_194356 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

A17 · Mar 12, 2019

It lives! Mwuhahahaa! I rehung A17 for the third time since I've had it during this afternoon. I dropped the shoulders about an inch to the end of the flats, fixed the poor octagonalizing job, deepened the kerf to match the shoulders, fitted A17, drove the fatwood wedge (made out of the log that broke it's former haft) solid, and stained it walnut like the first. After I hung it, I finished sharpening it and tried it out. 4 blows took out a 8x10 chunk of pine which is alright by me! I sorta forgot to document the middle 70% of the hafting job so there's a big gap in the various stages of hanging.

flexo · Mar 12, 2019

fatwood wedge (made out of the log that broke it's former haft)
"the revenge of the axe! " soon on Netflix!

Yankee Josh · Mar 13, 2019

Here's the Hartwell bros. Grey Gorge Michigan pattern. Hung on a 29" snow and neally haft. It suffered an overstrike or two from the previous owner but it's definitely workable. Do any of you consider these rare-ish? I see them but not very often. You?

That's not a void on the side. The edge of the eye is champhered in a little. There is a small gap at the front which I hate but I wanted to use this haft.

So that's it. Another one hung. I'm really going to have to start selling them or something. I am literally running out of room. Have a great night all!
Edit. I meant to add a couple of the wedge as I drove it in. Had some really good curls on this one. That line is 2" from the point of the birch wedge.

Agent_H · Mar 13, 2019

I don’t know how rare the Grey George are in general but that is a nice hang with a full bit and using grind.

jblyttle · Mar 13, 2019

This is a 3.25lb Dunn Edge Tool head on a NOS 30" handle.

IMG_20190312_162621 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180254 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180309 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180324 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180334 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180339 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180355 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180359 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180404 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190313_180424 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Brian Rust · Mar 13, 2019

Wow that handle is gorgeous JB

jblyttle · Mar 13, 2019

Brian Rust said:
Wow that handle is gorgeous JB

Yeah! I just used a wood scraper on it before the oil.

stevewest · Mar 14, 2019

Really pretty handle, JB. Very nice hang.

Yankee Josh · Mar 15, 2019

I ran out of patience looking for curly or striped maple and I have a fair amount of black walnut so I hand made a display handle for the Snow & Neally pike pole today. I had a rough idea of the shape I wanted but really I just wung it. I wanted both curves and right angles to hopefully show off the grain and i kinda achieved that.

Used my 10" witherby draw knife;

I used the nos rasp i bought a few months back for roughing out.

Doing it all by hand takes forever! But you do get a special sense of accomplishment. Have a great evening!

Curt Hal · Mar 16, 2019

Finished this haft up. I had broken the knob end and worried it was too thin, so I experimented with paracord, crazy glue and spray varnish. I still need to put a banana on the cheeks.

ithinkverydeeply · Mar 16, 2019

I rehung this Korean War era, Mann 1951 military hatchet. Haft and head had been spray painted black (military use?) so I removed the head and sanded both then wirewheeled the head before sharpening it. The haft was smoked in my BBQ for 18 hours and rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and BLO before reuniting it with the head.
I think the wedge is poplar and I used slivers from some real dark hardwood scraps I had laying around to fill in the voids where metal wedges had be used previously.

Before

Cheers!

Miller '72 · Mar 16, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I rehung this Korean War era, Mann 1951 military hatchet. Haft and head had been spray painted black (military use?) so I removed the head and sanded both then wirewheeled the head before sharpening it. The haft was smoked in my BBQ for 18 hours and rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and BLO before reuniting it with the head.

The entire axe looks fantastic, the dedication to your work and craft show thru in all i have seen you post here sir.

I am unfamiliar with what the benefits are to the wood of the handle to smoke it...I can assume or google...sometimes they are the same thing and still make an ass of me

I know a bit about the flame treated handles, marketing and advertising I understand that to mostly be.
Thanks :thumbsup:

MW

Agent_H · Mar 16, 2019

Yeah, that Mann 1951 turned out really nice! Smoker - that is fun. I picture myself using that and thinking, "Why am I hungry all of a sudden?".

ithinkverydeeply · Mar 16, 2019

Miller '72 said:
The entire axe looks fantastic, the dedication to your work and craft show thru in all i have seen you post here sir.

I am unfamiliar with what the benefits are to the wood of the handle to smoke it...I can assume or google...sometimes they are the same thing and still make an ass of me
I know a bit about the flame treated handles, marketing and advertising I understand that to mostly be.
Thanks
MW

That is high praise. Thank you!
The smoking was to impart color, and more specifically, a patina.
[URL="https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/diy-wood-stain.1636590/#post-18869868"]DIY Wood Stain?[/URL]

Yankee Josh · Mar 16, 2019

Miller '72 said:
The entire axe looks fantastic, the dedication to your work and craft show thru in all i have seen you post here sir.

I am unfamiliar with what the benefits are to the wood of the handle to smoke it...I can assume or google...sometimes they are the same thing and still make an ass of me
I know a bit about the flame treated handles, marketing and advertising I understand that to mostly be.
Thanks
MW

If I'm not mistaken i believe it's aesthetic. It's really the only way to make em look really old and gorgeous. It may impart some other qualities but I'm not aware of any.

Yankee Josh · Mar 16, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I rehung this Korean War era, Mann 1951 military hatchet. Haft and head had been spray painted black (military use?) so I removed the head and sanded both then wirewheeled the head before sharpening it. The haft was smoked in my BBQ for 18 hours and rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and BLO before reuniting it with the head.
I think the wedge is poplar and I used slivers from some real dark hardwood scraps I had laying around to fill in the voids where metal wedges had be used previously.

Before

Cheers!

Beautiful man! That's a handsome little hatchet. Super nice to have the year stamped right on it. What does the head weigh?

ithinkverydeeply · Mar 16, 2019

Agent_H said:
Yeah, that Mann 1951 turned out really nice! Smoker - that is fun. I picture myself using that and thinking, "Why am I hungry all of a sudden?".

I was going to say “They smell delicious!” But they really don’t.

ithinkverydeeply · Mar 16, 2019

Yankee Josh said:
Beautiful man! That's a handsome little hatchet. Super nice to have the year stamped right on it. What does the head weigh?

Those Mann military hatchet all did, I gave my dad a 1944.
I didn’t weight it off the haft!?! Errr
I’ll take a stab at it when I get home.