Great Grandparents Axe Refurb

[olyman]

since you now have it together,,stick the head,,in a pail of old oil for a while. it will swell the wood in the head....you still could do the welding on the head, tho......

 

[Preacher Mike]

Got ancy and decided to use this handle. Eye was pretty large so the handle didn't need much rasp work. That's always the most frustrating part when I'm doing the work with hand tools.

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Swabbed the head down with some 10w-40
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These handles don't even come with a metal wedge any more, just a wooden one. Didn't need a second wedge anyhow.

I figured I'll sand it down and use Watco when I return from vacation. After that I'll reinstall the "custom" overstrike protector.

Nice, job. As a lurker your thread and story about your GGrandfather finally got me to signup.

 

[rarefish383]

Welcome Mike, Joe.

 

[svk]

Nice, job. As a lurker your thread and story about your GGrandfather finally got me to signup.

Welcome!

Please don't hesitate to share your stories. Especially in the scrounging firewood and splitting tool threads!

 

[tla100]

3 1/2" angle grinder with sanding disc. 120 grit then maybe work to 240. Fast and looks good......i like old rough look too.....

 

[tla100]

http://www.arboristsite.com/communi...ool-review-thread.266834/page-39#post-5571018

An old plumb axe i took grinder to