A pocket axe restore

Post by **nemo** » Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:49 pm

Been looking at the axe head for about a year. Time to make a handle for it. I’m starting with a 1/2 pound craftsman head, an idea of a handle shape and a nice scrap of hickory.

This is a good place to stop for the night. Stay tuned for the next installment.

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Post by **Livewire** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:49 am

Very cool.

Looking forward to seeing the progress.

Post by **Rem700** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:54 am

Do you use a band saw to rough shape your blanks?

Post by **Niceguy** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:12 am

What is the purpose of something like that?

Post by **nemo** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:33 pm

Yea, hit the easy button on shaping. Still lots of hand work to do.

What is it good for? Not much. Some say these are salesman samples, some say a child’s sized item.

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Post by **nemo** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:37 pm

Ok life’s getting in the way of my shop time. Here is the progress after rough shape and a few minutes of fitting. Should be fairly easy. It might be only a 1/2 pound head but it feels good.

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Post by **nemo** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:12 pm

About another hour or so later..... time for an adult beverage.

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Post by **nemo** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:41 pm

Ok fast forward through the fitting and finishing. It’s done!

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Post by **Rem700** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:32 pm

Very cool!

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