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[Closed] axe restoration

neilnevill · 2020-07-01T16:14:28Z

I know a fair few here have a splitting axe and while my x17 and x27 do most of the work I have a small collection of real axes that I've been rehanging, and thought I'd share some photos. first of a 700 gram hatchet. I got gifted the head by a guy in Canada and although not marked he is confident its likely a swedish origin head. he steel is very hard. I hung it on a 20" smedberg haft and its brilliant for kindling or around the garden. that was the first I hung. Recently i did this 4.5lb Hults bruk. it had an odd eye thst was 1 1/4" wide. I couldn't find a haft to fit anywhere so in the end i modified a pick axe handle. that had the width but needed more length so after planning a flat surface I added a piece of ash and achieved a decent fit. the haft is awful though with grain run out. I have another which is better but chose to practice fitting with the bad haft first. pretty happy with the result. haft got a light scorch then the BLO. Then the other day I finally hung this. Its an American head by one of their decent makers - Kelly True Temper, a Jersey pattern felling axe, about 3.5 lbs. hung on a 28" ash handle, light scorch and BLO. hope the photos embed ok....google can be a pain. I have a few more photos if people want to see more. I've a few more heads to hang including a wetterlings and a german sandvik just bought. So, let's see what everyone else has!

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neilnevill

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I bought another Sandvik. no country marking so mu guess is Sweden ....Wetterlings forged

I've also got another HB head that I picked up, so along with a Wetterlings that's 3 projects to get me through lockdown #2.

I also need to finish this, but I've hung a 'no name' made in sweden

Ash handle, think It ended up about 29"

Posted : 21/09/2020 11:54 pm

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