Axes and associated items

[Wilhelm]

My scrap metal supply is very unsorted, erratic and scarce.
This is how I deal with needing round stock.

 

[davidwyby]

36” House
I like it

 

[davidwyby]

Few swings this am

3lb on 36” whistles when ya swing it

 

[Squareground3691]

Few swings this am

3lb on 36” whistles when ya swing it

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Yea , easy does it Lol

 

[Wilhelm]

Lol, 40" or not at all!

 

[davidwyby]

Thinning down the handle on my old style council faller in an attempt to gain some swell. Thin profile bit one. The handle is loose and a bit short at 26.5” so I think I’m gonna hang my 4lb Mann rafter on it. Then hang the council on a 32” straight. View attachment 375509

Done. Love it.

 

[davidwyby]

What happened?!

 

[maulhead]

What happened?! View attachment 377444

AAD?

 

[Gullet]

What happened?! View attachment 377444

I've sold a few lately, but still have 20 or more.
I'm gonna thin the heard down to 15 & stick with that number (sell one & try another ect...).
Some of the guys over on bushcraftusa have collections in the hundreds.
Definitely a rabbit hole. Lol

 

[Moparmyway]

What happened?! View attachment 377444

Same thing happened here, I’ll get a picture up in the next few days

 

[Moparmyway]

Same thing happened here, I’ll get a picture up in the next few days

 

[davidwyby]

@Moparmyway what’s the car?

I have a ‘68 D100 I want to 440

…what’s your favorite 6lb splitter?

 

[maulhead]

@Moparmyway what’s the car?

I have a ‘68 D100 I want to 440

…what’s your favorite 6lb splitter?

I think it's a 1969 Mustang.

Will see what Mopar says it is.

 

[Moparmyway]

Yup, it’s a 69 convertible Mustang !

As for my favorite 6 pounder, I’ve been nursing a neck/shoulder issue for a little while now and haven’t been able to get any swings with some of my Sweedish or German additions. I’ve been sanding the handles and treating them with BLO, once a week so they dry nicely. I’ll be applying the 8th coat on the first one, and have the 8th handle lined up for sanding Thursday/Friday. Keeps me busy whilst waiting out this cruel aging process.

 

[Wilhelm]

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You need bigger doors!!!

 

[davidwyby]

Thinking about swapping handles on the FE6 and 5lb

 

[KS Plainsman]

Thinking about swapping handles on the FE6 and 5lb View attachment 378754

I'm thinking about just putting a straight handle in my FE6. I'm not much on curved handles.

 

[davidwyby]

I'm thinking about just putting a straight handle in my FE6. I'm not much on curved handles.

Gonna try a fallers handle on one, @chiselbit and I are curious.

I’ll take your old curved handle if you don’t saw it off

 

[KS Plainsman]

Gonna try a fallers handle on one, @chiselbit and I are curious.

I’ll take your old curved handle if you don’t saw it off

I've seen guys run short handles on that axe (on video). I bet that's a hell of a wedge banger.

If I end up changing it out, I'll send it your way.

 

[Puget_hick]

My dedicated wedge bangers are a Gransfor Bruk 3 1/2# Yankee, a Collins 5# rafting pattern, and the Stihl Pro Universal which nearly gave me carpal tunnel hand filing the edge. The Stihl is okay for small trees, but I find the current offerings of European axes tend to be on the light side. I found the Collins with a loose handle at an antique shop for $7 a few years ago. It is my go to.