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UNI BF-6 was the sheet I used. Shindaiwa's part number for the foam piece is A226001230, but the quality doesn't look as good as UNI in the pics. I just measured it to fit the rectangular opening underneath the mesh filter. Poked two holes for the carb bolts, and it fit right in there. This...

I've got a 757 with each style filter. Something to consider, if yours doesn't have the foam inner filter underneath the wire mesh (low top)... I've got a UNI dual foam oilable filter tucked under the metal pre-filter that seems to collect the fines well. Personally, I prefer the sleek look and...

A couple more hangs from this week. Keesteel 3.5lb mini-tassie on a 32" octagonized house handle, and an elwell 4.5lb tasmanian

Wondering if anyone has a Dolmar 7900 cylinder, with side mount decomp. New or used, with or without piston. thanks!

I was able to find pics of a Wetterlings tasmanian, and the blue on my axe has a greener hue, but not as green as my Gransfors tasmanian. The pattern geometry also doesn't seem to match a wetterlings or gransfors My best guess is Hults Bruk or Sater Banko if I'm going purely off paint color...

Today's fresh hang - A five pounder tasmanian on a 32" fawns foot. Flat grind with a microbevel. Unsure of the maker, so if anyone has an idea, I'm all ears! It's a beauty though

Thanks!! Stay tuned, I've got a few more tassies ready for a hangin'

Here's my hang of the day - Keesteel 2kg Tasmanian on a hard curve hickory. I boiled the head in black tea for an hour, to convert the red rust into a hardened black coating, which has a great look. The handle was darkened with a few coats of vinegar/steel wool to oxidize the wood. After...

My most recent hang - Some sort of 1800's lookin' Woodsman Axe, which some call a 'Pancake Axe' 5lb head, and a nice wedge shape, with convexed cheeks. It'll make for a nice splitter I reckon! If anyone knows of this pattern or era, I'd love to hear more.

Finally found me a rafting pattern around 5lb for $20 and hung it on a 26" Hickory from Beaver Tooth - Does anyone recognize the paint color, to be able to match it to a manufacturer? Looks slightly lighter than this Tassie Gransfors teal/blue (right) EDIT: Sounds like it's a Collins Rafter...

She's got an edge now! Waiting on a handle... Might take a file to the top and bottom of the axe, to give it a fresh flat surface. Lots of knocks around the eye Decided against using this for my wedge banger, and instead putting it on a 34" handle. I found a $20 5lb rafting head that'll be the...

Thanks for the recommendation! My current left hand bits I've been using are quite cheap, so I've got some nice cobalt ones showing up today.

How lucky am I, to have snagged a 372xp and 395xp which looked quite clean and complete... Just to find (at least) 8 stripped bolts in the cases. The 372 had all four recoil bolts stripped or jammed with a broken screw. My 395 case had lag bolts ran into the top cover, and a stripped screw that...

What a great .pdf! Thanks for sharing. Yeah, from the looks of it, the only option in that catalogue seems to be the American Felling/Ohio due to the weight of the head, and lack of lugs.

I've been lookin' to build myself a nice wedge-banger on a 26" miners handle, and came across this Gransfors Bruk head weighing ~4.25lb. Do y'all know what pattern this is considered? Ideally I was looking for more of a rafting axe, with the larger Poll for wedge strikes. This specific head...