I couldn't find this model of handle at local stores. The wood is Ironwood.
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I'm pretty sure my ax has a chain and gas engine attached to it .
Not sure where the handle would go .
Very nice work! You are clearly skilled at your craft.....one I wish I'd learned, but have not. Bravo!
Well done!
Nice! Store-bought handles are quick and easy but they don't satisfy the way that one will.
Very nice!
Very nice handle indeed.
That looks great! I have an old 'boys' axe that the handle has a sideways warp to it and you just gave me another project, thinking of that way I'm not sure I should thank you.
Well done for sure, I would've slowly and painstakingly turned that log into something oval and resembling a football bat.
BLISTERS, I feel blisters
Well done
Thank you for sharing
Mike
Well done. Love seeing wood projects done so well.
Is handle original to the axe head?Quote:
Originally Posted by merlin101
Broad axe handles can be found in left, right and centered configuration.
Very nice. I also like your drawer pulls on the work bench!
Nice handle, it is always nice to make something that is useful. Most people don't appreciate the work that goes into a good handle. I worked for years in the machine room of a furniture factory, I kept a few hickory boards stashed for handles. I made handles for almost anything you could want including the company's hammer handles. Having access to the machinery made it a lot easier. I have even made a few fancy handsaw handles, a few was enough.
I picked up a S.A. Wetterling hatchet at the local flea market and made a new hickory handle for it. I cut it out with a band saw and finished by hand. Being retired I don't have access to the fancy machinery, it takes a bit longer.
Does your axe have a makers mark? I like old tools and have several axes and hatchets, I don't have an axe of that pattern but I'll find one.
Those Hudson’s bay type axes are my favorite. I have a Norland hatchet that looks like it’s little brother. Once I looked it up and saw it’s value on E bay I started keeping it in the house.
Well done sir !
Grand Dad's old double bit axe handle had so much English on it that I replaced it with a home made one from a guy in Nacogdoches. Hickory; ready for many more decades of use.
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Not an axe, but I found an old shovel head with the handle gone on this place we bought a few years ago. Thought it would be neat to make a new handle for it. We have quite a few Osage trees on the property and I figured if I can find a straight stave of Osage long enough, it would make an awesome handle. Maybe I'll get around to it this year.
Nice job!
I just replaced an axe haft on a mid 19th century fire axe. I cheated, and located an old fawn's foot haft. But, still had to do the whittling, to get it to fit that old cast head, which is missing a chunk.
And, if anyone has any old heads, like this, laying around, please let me know. Thanks!