Axe restoration thread

[Marine5068]

Found this out in a cut area on a road side and brought it home.
It needs some TLC.
Notice the circular wedge.
I've never seen a wedge like that.

 

[rarefish383]

Looks like about 20 doubles and as many singles, and a bunch of hatchets. I won't be going, hope the link works.
https://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=3248962&category=0&zip=&kwd=

 

[Marine5068]

Found these two hatchets at yard sales over the past couple years or so.
The Estwing is a great, heavy tool for my small kindling.
I haven't used the other and will probably just have it a wall hanger.

 

[lead farmer]

Found these two hatchets at yard sales over the past couple years or so.
The Estwing is a great, heavy tool for my small kindling.
I haven't used the other and will probably just have it a wall hanger.
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You should prolly just send that small one to me.......

By the way, nice Norlund [emoji16]

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[al-k]

Grabbed this from work, someone through it out in demo.

 

[Marine5068]

You should prolly just send that small one to me.......

By the way, nice Norlund [emoji16]

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Maybe I should sell the Norlund or maybe I'll just keep it.
I got it for $6 at a yard sale so not a bad deal.
I saw many similar on EBay for like $160.
The Estwing cost me $15 at the same sale.
Both have original sheaths too.

 

[lead farmer]

Maybe I should sell the Norlund or maybe I'll just keep it.
I got it for $6 at a yard sale so not a bad deal.
I saw many similar on EBay for like $160.
The Estwing cost me $15 at the same sale.
Both have original sheaths too.

If I were you , I'd clean that baby up an put it on my wall or sell it to me for double your money. [emoji16]

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[bfrazier]

I hung a new handle in a maul. The kerf where the wooden wedge would go was so closed up that I can not drive the wooden wedge in. Should I just drive a steel wedge and call it good or take the handle back out and shave it down? Or?
Thanks All.

 

[rarefish383]

If it's down where it should be and just tight, I'd use the steel wedge. I also make Black Walnut wedges and they are much harder than the Poplar wedges that come on all the handles I get. All you need is a slit and the BL wedges usually drive in. If it splits I just make another one.

 

[bfrazier]

If it's down where it should be and just tight, I'd use the steel wedge. I also make Black Walnut wedges and they are much harder than the Poplar wedges that come on all the handles I get. All you need is a slit and the BL wedges usually drive in. If it splits I just make another one.

Thanks Joe. All done. Bought the two wedges and a maul head for $15... so the handle was more than all three pieces. All my tools are blue so these got sprayed too... (I know, poor form).

 

[dancan]

Looks fine in blue to me !

 

[rarefish383]

Thanks Joe. All done. Bought the two wedges and a maul head for $15... so the handle was more than all three pieces. All my tools are blue so these got sprayed too... (I know, poor form).

Yeah, Bkue almost workd for me. I I were going to paint them, I would use Dodge/Plymouth Turquoise.

 

[Marine5068]

Thanks Joe. All done. Bought the two wedges and a maul head for $15... so the handle was more than all three pieces. All my tools are blue so these got sprayed too... (I know, poor form).

I like the blue too. Almost looks factory.
I just do mine black every once in a while. Just cheap Tremclad, but does the trick.
I would maybe put a collar to protect the handle shaft some from damage, but up to you.
I'm an accurate swinger, somewhat, when I'm not tired...lol.

 

[bfrazier]

Yeah, Blue almost worked for me. If I were going to paint them, I would use Dodge/Plymouth Turquoise.

You guys were right. I was WRONG. The blue looked good for five minutes, then rubs off on every piece of wood it hits. I'll go back to just paining a little blue on the wooden handles of my tools. But the handle is staying put... so I guess you were right about that too!

Thanks friends!

Wrong Bob! You were wrong. Wrong Bob, wrong. All wrong! Incorrect, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target even.

 

[bigbadbob]

Workin on this. Yard sale find.

 

[lead farmer]

Workin on this. Yard sale find.
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Nice one there, even original handle. Did hew stihl it ? [emoji16]

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[bigbadbob]

Nice one there, even original handle. Did hew stihl it ? [emoji16]

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Three Bucks

 

[lead farmer]

Three Bucks

Sumbeech

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[Multifaceted]

Pretty much a Stihl.... Damn, what a score!

 

[derwoodii]

well them new handles are great,, i was a bit nervous 1st throw as can damage easy so did few dummy chucks to check rotation but 1st tho to target was bull eye and i was able to repeat.. only back at 20 foot line