SHOW ME YOUR AXES

[davidwyby]

Wilhelm I think most guys cut out with bandsaw and the router or draw knife the edges.

For a straight handle, turn it I think.

Avoid the pith. You want the grain lines flat/parallel to the head.

 

[davidwyby]

Good grain 1st two bad second two

 

[Moparmyway]

Good grain 1st two bad second two

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Surprises me about that Ohmygosh Ochsenkopf !!

I’d definitely re-hang that head, it’s pretty good stuff for being new nowadays. I’d probably also get a longer handle on it

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Surprises me about that Ohmygosh Ochsenkopf !!

I’d definitely re-hang that head, it’s pretty good stuff for being new nowadays. I’d probably also get a longer handle on it

I wonder why they would have utilized that handle? For the reputation they carry, you'd think they'd know better.

 

[davidwyby]

Surprises me about that Ohmygosh Ochsenkopf !!

I’d definitely re-hang that head, it’s pretty good stuff for being new nowadays. I’d probably also get a longer handle on it

It’s on a very nice east coast lumberjack now. Or was nice til the teenagers got ahold ahold of it.

 

[Gullet]

I could live without the 9mm casings, but nice hang.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

I could live without the 9mm casings, but nice hang.

They make a nice touch..

 

[chiselbit]

Looks like they’d come right out with any real world use though

 

[Gullet]

Man this guy has some skillz!

 

[Moparmyway]

Good grain 1st two bad second two

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[Moparmyway]

The Stihl is the same as the Ochsenkopf, except that the Stihl has the handle protector. I sanded away the Stihl paint on the bottom of the handle to check the grain orientation, then gave it a puddle of BLO

 

[davidwyby]

That ox looks wrong like mine was

 

[davidwyby]

My stihl is old I think, another brand

 

[Chainmale]

Good grain 1st two bad second two

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Even looks like the head has good grain in the first picture lol

 

[Moparmyway]

That ox looks wrong like mine was

It certainly does !!!

I’ve got a little itch to see if I can make a handle for myself for it before it splits like yours (and potentially worse).

Is it best to use heartwood or no ?


Going to have to sand down my little Stihl to see about its grain, that picture above looks like it might also be the wrong direction

 

[Moparmyway]

I’ve got a few good straight “sticks” of genuine Hickory that I can cut to length and mill into slabs, then rip them into individual pieces for handles