Axe restoration thread

[svk]

Good hanging out, it was nice meeting you as well. Thanks for that rusty older single bit head, and thanks for letting me try out your 660. I'll get to working on your Plumb cruiser soon, until then - enjoy the homebrew!

Cool that you guys are so close together. Wish I had more time when I am driving through in February, we could have done a mini GTG.

 

[rarefish383]

Clarence, put what ever finish on the little plumb you feel looks best. If you hang it, I'm not going to knock it off to brown it. I have to heat it to 275 for the browning solution, so I just lay it on my gas grill, thanks, Joe.

 

[lead farmer]

Good hanging out, it was nice meeting you as well. Thanks for that rusty older single bit head, and thanks for letting me try out your 660. I'll get to working on your Plumb cruiser soon, until then - enjoy the homebrew!

Well now that your getting out an about meetin new folks, let me know when you got a bit of extra time an I'll stop over

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[rarefish383]

Well now that your getting out an about meetin new folks, let me know when you got a bit of extra time an I'll stop over

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Well, he wasn't actually out and about. He was at work and I dragged him kickin and screamin 10 blocks and forced him to drink a beer and made him noodle some big Ash with my half dull 660, Joe.

 

[rarefish383]

Here are the two candidates for the Evaporust treatment, and the Birchwood Casey Plumb Browning, Joe.

 

[Trx250r180]

Here are the two candidates for the Evaporust treatment, and the Birchwood Casey Plumb Browning, Joe.

I like when they are rusty like that ,wire cup wheel on a 4 1/2 inch grinder leaves a nice color if oil the head once descale ,this mall head looked scaly like those .

 

[rarefish383]

I would usually use a wire brush but I asked a couple friends about the Evaporust and they all say it works well. It's non toxic with no fumes so I can use it in my junk room down stairs without making a bunch of noise while my wife studies. I'll post pics tomorrow, Joe.

 

[rarefish383]

Oh, the other reason I can't use my grinders are, they are all air, and my compressor won't pump this cold. It gets up to about 15 PSI and pops the breaker, Joe.

 

[lead farmer]

Well, he wasn't actually out and about. He was at work and I dragged him kickin and screamin 10 blocks and forced him to drink a beer and made him noodle some big Ash with my half dull 660, Joe.

So a little kidnapping is in order I see [emoji38]

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[LondonNeil]

Neil , the epoxy set is another hint of Scandi origin .
Hultafors doesn't list a 700g HB
http://www.hultafors.com/hand-tools/axes/hatchet/
I'd get one of their replacement hafts if you can't find a nice haft .

You've come across that glued fit before then? I guess it is why the eye has the odd taperthenexpandagain shape, it sort of gives room for the epoxy. I am however thinking yesterday's 'I'll get a good fit with the right pattern of wedges' may have been overly hopeful. I'm now thinking, without a fairly tight fit before driving the wedges, you are struggling and on to a bad thing. So I'm instead contemplating taking a file to the inside of the eye and reshaping it to a standard, straight eye. I thing I'll have more chance of getting a tight fit on the haft then. Any comments?

 

[LondonNeil]

As for the haft, here I have a bit of a problem. There aren't many (any) farm tool shops in central London. I do have F R Jones very close by....a large large stihl and husqvarna dealer and I'm sure they would get any haft in, but I suspect they won't have any in stock to choose from (I will check though). Other than that.... It's play the internet lottery....hmmm

 

[LondonNeil]

Also as you say which HB handle? They DO seem to have one 700g (1.5lb) head, the Akka forest axe.... It's on a 24" haft...errrmmm

Ignoring weight there are 16" hafts and 20" hafts, but I'm not seeing an 18" and that's what I'm leaning toward....hmmm

 

[95custmz]

Also as you say which HB handle? They DO seem to have one 700g (1.5lb) head, the Akka forest axe.... It's on a 24" haft...errrmmm

Ignoring weight there are 16" hafts and 20" hafts, but I'm not seeing an 18" and that's what I'm leaning toward....hmmm

Buy the 20" and cut two inches off.

 

[Multifaceted]

Clarence, put what ever finish on the little plumb you feel looks best. If you hang it, I'm not going to knock it off to brown it. I have to heat it to 275 for the browning solution, so I just lay it on my gas grill, thanks, Joe.

Are you sure, you really seemed set on browning that little cruiser. I really prefer the forced rust-blueing patina, it's very durable and protects. Think about it some more, I'll need to re-profile the bits a d brighten up the steel any way.

Well now that your getting out an about meetin new folks, let me know when you got a bit of extra time an I'll stop over

Yeah, most certainly. With Joe, it was pretty simple, I've been driving past his house twice a day for a few years now, he's that close to my shop. This time of year it's near dusk by the time I get home, so the best time to meet is on the weekends. I'll let you know when one of these weekends open up, right now just trying to get through this month with my wife's on-call night shift, and got to spend some more time down at my dad's house.

Well, he wasn't actually out and about. He was at work and I dragged him kickin and screamin 10 blocks and forced him to drink a beer and made him noodle some big Ash with my half dull 660, Joe.

Forced me to drink beer, run a power saw, and run my mouth about axes and show some of my collection? Yeah, I need to be coerced to do any of that, ha ha

 

[Multifaceted]

Cool that you guys are so close together. Wish I had more time when I am driving through in February, we could have done a mini GTG.

Aw, dang. So you're not coming by his way now? Would've been good to meet you.

 

[svk]

Aw, dang. So you're not coming by his way now? Would've been good to meet you.

I will still be coming through but with wife and kids so will not have much time to chat. Maybe I could plan to spend the night at a nearby hotel and then leave them at the pool area and come out to see you guys.

 

[lead farmer]

I put a short handle on this no name head for a wedge beater, we'll you need six inch fingers to rap around the sob. Tried it out an just couldn't hit the same spot twice so a bit of reshaping was in order. Traced a profile on the handle an ran the beatch through the band saw. a bit of rasp work an sand paper and a couple coats of BLO and I might have somthin my midget fingers can get a grip on. [emoji38]

Here's a before an after pic
Sorry for the sideways pic boys. Smart fone dumb operator

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[lead farmer]

Well Holy cow. It posted it correctly [emoji38]

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[Multifaceted]

I put a short handle on this no name head for a wedge beater, we'll you need six inch fingers to rap around the sob. Tried it out an just couldn't hit the same spot twice so a bit of reshaping was in order. Traced a profile on the handle an ran the beatch through the band saw. a bit of rasp work an sand paper and a couple coats of BLO and I might have somthin my midget fingers can get a grip on. [emoji38]

Here's a before an after pic
Sorry for the sideways pic boys. Smart fone dumb operator

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Sweet! A fallers axe! What's the weight?

Also, nice looking 92

 

[lead farmer]

Sweet! A fallers axe! What's the weight?

Also, nice looking 92

Prolly a 3lb

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