Hand Making Axe Handles

[XP_Slinger]

I have this nice piece of Red Cedar that I cut 2 years ago. It was a dead stand tree when I cut it. It really looks nice and I am debating on maybe making it into a hammer or hatchet handle. Anyone ever use Red Cedar?
One thing for sure, it will never rot. Lol

I don’t think cedar will hold up to the abuse as a handle being it is a soft wood. But that’s just an ASSumtion on my part...give it a try!. If nothing else it will smell good lol

 

[RI Chevy]

I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking a small ball pean hammer handle. This piece is real dry and hard. I will think about this some more, as I also have some nice oak too.
I was just thinking that the color of the cedar would make for a really cool handle. Unique grain patterns.

 

[ajschainsaws]

Yes that would be a mean colour for a handle

 

[jakethesnake]

I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking a small ball pean hammer handle. This piece is real dry and hard. I will think about this some more, as I also have some nice oak too.
I was just thinking that the color of the cedar would make for a really cool handle. Unique grain patterns.

I think it would work. I had a cedar fish basher a buddy turned on a lathe for me. Ya know so it didn’t rot getting rained on in the boat. I finally broke it due to poor grain. N Beating on a shark. Doubtful on an axe. Prolly ok on a hatchet though

 

[RI Chevy]

Great white??? lol
Or a sand shark? lol

 

[jakethesnake]

Great white??? lol
Or a sand shark? lol

Spiny dogs....

 

[ajschainsaws]

my blacksmith gave me a load of used Rasps 2" wide coarse one side fine the other side
if anyone wants one give me a shout there free , only shipping cost which i will check later
they'll rip wood i got eight available

 

[jakethesnake]

I’d go for one. I hate jumping on stuff before others have a chance. If later no one claims em all. I’d like one

 

[jakethesnake]

They’d make a cool knife too by the way

 

[ajschainsaws]

shipping is going too cost $$14 so not too bad at all

 

[RI Chevy]

I got these 2 plus another to handle up. Just waiting for better weather. [emoji52]

 

[XP_Slinger]

I need to get back on the wagon as I haven’t been doing anything with all those axes I bought a month ago. Winter is winding down so my work list is winding up, going to be dropping trees for firewood soon, and skidding them out with my new (too me) tractor

 

[RI Chevy]

The weather is crippling me. 6 to 8 more inches of snow coming today. WTF

 

[XP_Slinger]

The weather is crippling me. 6 to 8 more inches of snow coming today. WTF

That just don’t make no sense given our locales, I should be screwed and you should be out fishing already lol

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. I should be out on the back deck sipping on a craft beer, instead, getting the snow blower primed up. LOL

 

[ajschainsaws]

yes we got snow coming i heard today been so dry and cold been catching up with jobs should have been done months ago

got a nice little hatchet to play with it was rough but tidied it up

 

[ajschainsaws]

 

[XP_Slinger]

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Very cool looking little hatchet. Looks old...any markings left on it?

 

[ajschainsaws]

Very cool looking little hatchet. Looks old...any markings left on it?

no markings left on it at all couldn't find a handle that Will fit at all

 

[ajschainsaws]

so i roughed out this piece of oak