the-accumulator
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I finally completed rehanging this TT TOMAHAWK after several weeks of ownership. I guess you'd have to call it cross-wedged, but I didn't do it in the usual way. This is how it looked after I pulled the wedges:
So I filled the crack with a piece of wood salvaged from a discarded haft:
And trimmed out the center:
Then I refitted the haft by dropping it down on the shoulder as much as I dared. I cut a new wedge at approximately 5 degrees, coated everything with Swel-Lock, and drove the wedge home.
Here it is next to it's big brother, a TT TOMMY AXE:
The TOMMY AXE appears to have its original haft, hung at the factory.
The TOMAHAWK still needs some BLO and a fair amount of file work. I love the haft, even though I don't think it's original, and was determined to save it. I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there who could have done a better job in much less time, but I'm quite pleased with the results. Thanks for watching. T-A
So I filled the crack with a piece of wood salvaged from a discarded haft:
And trimmed out the center:
Then I refitted the haft by dropping it down on the shoulder as much as I dared. I cut a new wedge at approximately 5 degrees, coated everything with Swel-Lock, and drove the wedge home.
Here it is next to it's big brother, a TT TOMMY AXE:
The TOMMY AXE appears to have its original haft, hung at the factory.
The TOMAHAWK still needs some BLO and a fair amount of file work. I love the haft, even though I don't think it's original, and was determined to save it. I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there who could have done a better job in much less time, but I'm quite pleased with the results. Thanks for watching. T-A