SHOW ME YOUR AXES

[stikine]

I hang out with some Axe nerds and they would shun me for using steel . Not a big deal either way but try it with out first. Can always add some later if needed.
I bought this from a Canadian store. The ox head.

 

[stikine]

On the 5 star I slimmed the wood wedge in the middle and kept it wider on the ends to better fill the eye.

 

[jakethesnake]

I’m out of metal wedges at the moment. And axe heads. I know I have more axe heads. I just randomly put stuff in different places. Like way different places.

 

[jakethesnake]

On the 5 star I slimmed the wood wedge in the middle and kept it wider on the ends to better fill the eye.

You hung that axe ? Can you buy just the head?

 

[stikine]

Yes, I hung the axe. You can get just the head from magard log building supply. The eyes seem a bit larger than other axe's.

 

[stikine]

Estwing camp axe. Not really good for anything but OK to strap to the four wheeler just in case. No wedges required!

 

[stikine]

4 lb. Council from Bailey's. Nothing fancy but does well as a wedge pounder. At least it was made in the USA.

Nothing against the foreign made axes at all but it's sad that there are no decent USA made ones any longer.

 

[ajschainsaws]

Ox head I bought 30 years ago for log building. Wonderful piece of steel for shaving and scarf joints. Not for heavy duty chopping tho due to thin profile. I would handle the head a bit lower on the shoulder nowadays... didn't know that 30 years ago . I'd ditch the steel wedges also.

That’s a nice axe nice long thin wedge so much you can do with than axe like that

 

[junkman]

Yes, I hung the axe. You can get just the head from magard log building supply. The eyes seem a bit larger than other axe's.

The Arvika eye is larger than a regular single bit ,it takes a racing axe handle ,only size handles i have found so far ar 32 inch ones . Unex makes them ,Hb does ,and i think baileys has racing axe handles .House handles may also .

 

[stikine]

Yup, that is a 32 inch from House handle. I actually built up the handle shoulder by spreading some jb weld and letting it cure before handling the axe. There was a little more space than I felt the axe wedge would fill...seemed to work out fine.

 

[ajschainsaws]

No axes too handle what can I do instead ??

I know turn this into

 

[ajschainsaws]

This been polishing away got down too P1200

 

[RI Chevy]

Looks great AJ. Question: How do you sand those heads? Belt sander? By hand? Small orbital sander?

 

[ajschainsaws]

Looks great AJ. Question: How do you sand those heads? Belt sander? By hand? Small orbital sander?

I have wire Bush on grinder to get the worst off then sand them down by hand this one I could start off with 120 grit dry and keep going higher grit until it’s nice finish and keep putting the metal polish on

 

[RI Chevy]

OK. TY. What type of metal polish? Flitz?

 

[RI Chevy]

This is a nice mirror finish in a Plumb.

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I will try and fix this later.

 

[jakethesnake]

Damn

 

[ajschainsaws]

This is a nice mirror finish in a Plumb.

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I will try and fix this later.

that is what you call a shine you could shave looking at that axe

 

[ajschainsaws]

OK. TY. What type of metal polish? Flitz?

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i usually take whatever my wife has got in the house

 

[TheJonsberg]

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