Project Information
I started this project with the need for a Hatchet at Camp. I know I had Axe/Hatchet heads in my "Extras/Restore Boxes" but wasn't sure what I had, so I pulled them out, boy I had forgotten just how many I had. Once I got Started I had to finish them all.
Harvested a nice straight Ash, cut it to different lengths, ripped each in half on the Bandsaw and roughed out each blank. Since we're still, it seems, in Winter here in New England I placed the rough blanks next to the woodstove to dry, worked like a charm. Rest of the profile was shaped with files, sanded smooth, used the torch to "Burn" and than couple coats of BLO.
As you can see, two 36" handles, made two 32" handles (already have given one to my son), 24" Camp Axe and one Camp Hatchet, even made one for a rivet hammer. Three will be going to Camp, 36" Axe, Camp Axe and Hatchet, the Axe at camp now will be coming home to at some point get a restore.
Thanks for looking,
Harvested a nice straight Ash, cut it to different lengths, ripped each in half on the Bandsaw and roughed out each blank. Since we're still, it seems, in Winter here in New England I placed the rough blanks next to the woodstove to dry, worked like a charm. Rest of the profile was shaped with files, sanded smooth, used the torch to "Burn" and than couple coats of BLO.
As you can see, two 36" handles, made two 32" handles (already have given one to my son), 24" Camp Axe and one Camp Hatchet, even made one for a rivet hammer. Three will be going to Camp, 36" Axe, Camp Axe and Hatchet, the Axe at camp now will be coming home to at some point get a restore.
Thanks for looking,