What did you rehang today?

Yankee Josh · Jul 27, 2019

Fmont said:
I really like Germantown stuff. They made some really pretty tools.

This isn't a hang but here's something. It's not fancy woodworking by any means, but I had a little fun with the old branding. It resets evenly across the head and haft, and stood on its side it hangs from the little peg. Looks real good stood up, opened like a book.
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Wow that's great! Really very nice display and well done. Paradoxically "thinking inside the box". Lol

ithinkverydeeply · Jul 27, 2019

Fmont said:
I really like Germantown stuff. They made some really pretty tools.

This isn't a hang but here's something. It's not fancy woodworking by any means, but I had a little fun with the old branding. It resets evenly across the head and haft, and stood on its side it hangs from the little peg. Looks real good stood up, opened like a book.
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Great project! Really nice display.

garry3 · Jul 27, 2019

Fmont said:
I really like Germantown stuff. They made some really pretty tools.

This isn't a hang but here's something. It's not fancy woodworking by any means, but I had a little fun with the old branding. It resets evenly across the head and haft, and stood on its side it hangs from the little peg. Looks real good stood up, opened like a book.
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Leather bound and I would have suspected a fine double rifle.
That's awesome! :thumbsup:

Didn't Plumb buy German town or am I confused?

ithinkverydeeply · Jul 27, 2019

I restored and rehung this old sawyers hammer.

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

Apologies for the redundancy, here are more photos of it in the hammer thread:
Sledge Hammers!

ScottB65 · Jul 27, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I restored and rehung this old sawyers hammer.

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

Apologies for the redundancy, here are more photos of it in the hammer thread:
Sledge Hammers!

That thing is crazy. Never seen one like that.

ScottB65 · Jul 27, 2019

This will spend the reminder of it's life on my back porch, 36" haft, BLO/Pine Tar.

I had a stack of handles that were lost in a flood earlier this year, but this one survived.

Yankee Josh · Jul 28, 2019

Got it hung yesterday.

It has a hundred percent contact for about 3/4" up inside the bottom of the eye. I got another 1/4" father down after these photos;

I started with a very thick(they all are I know) Ames TT haft that I slimmed down as well as shortened to 34" final length for this axe. This one is a beast. Chops like hell.

I don't mind the heartwood/sapwood. It's fairly straight grain so should hold up fine.

Not bad for 22 bucks! It'll make a darn good user. I have several others that are minty and won't see use but this one will. Have a great afternoon guys!

Fmont · Jul 28, 2019

The thing about the Ames handles: I too would rather have too much than too little. The problem is they are all 36". If they made a 34" and/or 32" it'd be really nice. Because there's usually one or three in the stack at HD or Lowe's with good grain, and their fatness makes them good blanks. Others these days are made out of a 5/4 board or the like, skinny sticks with horrible shapes.

Nice hang Josh! Super clean, as always.

ScottB65 · Jul 28, 2019

I cut off a 36" handle from a Collins Homestead I've had for years. Always liked the handle so I thought there must be something I can do with the cut off portion.

So today I shortened it to 24" and traced the eye on top and went to work with a Shinto and some 80 grit. I now have 23" of fun. I'm continually impressed with the Shinto rasp.

Square_peg · Jul 28, 2019

Fmont said:
If they made a 34" and/or 32" it'd be really nice.

That's the problem these days. Little is available between 28" and 36". Whiskey River occasionally gets other stuff in. It's good to get on their waiting list for special handles.

The other option is home made.

ScottB65 · Jul 29, 2019

HH has 28, 30, 32 and of course 36.

If you ain't in love with a 'curved' handle, a 36" straight can be any length you wish between 3" and 36"

garry3 · Jul 29, 2019

ScottB65 said:
HH has 28, 30, 32 and of course 36.

If you ain't in love with a 'curved' handle, a 36" straight can be any length you wish between 3" and 36"

Yep, they warp, I straighten them and move on. If I lived where I could cut hickory staves it would be different.

cityofthesouth · Jul 29, 2019

Fmont said:
I really like Germantown stuff. They made some really pretty tools.

This isn't a hang but here's something. It's not fancy woodworking by any means, but I had a little fun with the old branding. It resets evenly across the head and haft, and stood on its side it hangs from the little peg. Looks real good stood up, opened like a book.
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Awesome!

ScottB65 · Jul 29, 2019

garry3 said:
Yep, they warp, I straighten them and move on. If I lived where I could cut hickory staves it would be different.

I have at least a dozen installed with no problems, not that I doubt you. I had 2 spares that warped but they were sitting in flood waters for 2 weeks, so I'll give them a pass on those.

rjdankert · Jul 29, 2019

Fmont said:
The thing about the Ames handles: I too would rather have too much than too little. The problem is they are all 36". If they made a 34" and/or 32"

LINK / SEYMOUR has 32" for full size heads and are pretty thick. FWIW, YMMV, etc. before and after:

Hang here:
https://bladeforums.com/threads/what-did-you-rehang-today.1064461/page-263#post-18802116

Bob

Maine20 · Jul 29, 2019

Yankee Josh said:
Got it hung yesterday.

It has a hundred percent contact for about 3/4" up inside the bottom of the eye. I got another 1/4" father down after these photos;

I started with a very thick(they all are I know) Ames TT haft that I slimmed down as well as shortened to 34" final length for this axe. This one is a beast. Chops like hell.

I don't mind the heartwood/sapwood. It's fairly straight grain so should hold up fine.

Not bad for 22 bucks! It'll make a darn good user. I have several others that are minty and won't see use but this one will. Have a great afternoon guys!

Nice work! Like the swell you put on it. I have thinned and shortened a few of those Ames handles. I hung a homestead boys axe on one and got was able to get it down to 30 inches. It would be nice if they offered a shorter size. What is the weight of that head?

Yankee Josh · Jul 29, 2019

Thank you! I've found after seating the head down near the shoulder and cutting the swell I can get down to a 33" haft for a full size axe (2-1/2" eye) out of a 36" Ames haft.
It weighed #4-2.9oz prior to filing and honing it.

I bet it weighs #4- 2oz now. I forgot to weigh it after all the work. It was just too heavy for a 30" haft in my opinion. 34", as this one is, is my ideal length for falling.

phantomknives · Jul 29, 2019

ScottB65 said:
I cut off a 36" handle from a Collins Homestead I've had for years. Always liked the handle so I thought there must be something I can do with the cut off portion.

So today I shortened it to 24" and traced the eye on top and went to work with a Shinto and some 80 grit. I now have 23" of fun. I'm continually impressed with the Shinto rasp.

it seems everyone makes one of these at one point, i think @Agent_H has one too. mine was a no-name on a kelly perfect handle that had a really sucky hang on it.

garry3 · Jul 30, 2019

ScottB65 said:
I have at least a dozen installed with no problems, not that I doubt you. I had 2 spares that warped but they were sitting in flood waters for 2 weeks, so I'll give them a pass on those.

Probably be better in regard to warping if I ordered them with the lacquer on. Their staves are air dried and their dry isn't dry for my climate. Just easier for me to get them with no lacquer so they can dry and then straighten those that need it.

Yankee Josh · Aug 4, 2019

I've had this axe for about a year and a half.

I can tell the eye was real rusted out at one point because it's oddly oversized. Anyhow I rehung it on a 30" S&N helve this morning.

I was able to seat it another 1/8" or so upon final smashing with the 3lb sledge.

You can see a small vacant spot right in front of the eye. There wasn't enough haft to fill it so i just hung it where it was. Ihad plenty of contact and It's real tight everywhere else so I'm sure it'll be fine. Still bugs me though...

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend!