Hand Making Axe Handles

[RI Chevy]

Looks real good Josh! [emoji106]

 

[XP_Slinger]

Looks real good Josh! [emoji106]

Thanks Jeff

 

[RI Chevy]

These Ax threads are still some if mt favorite ones. Axes and handles!!!!! [emoji106]
I learn lots. Lol

 

[XP_Slinger]

I’m making a hatchet handle for my neice using white ash from my firewood pile. The factory handle was 1/2” short of reaching the top of the eye then filled with resin to hide the poor fit. No surprise, it loosened up within 15 minutes of her chopping with it. Uncle Josh’s handle won’t let her down. More to follow

 

[XP_Slinger]

Here’s where my nieces handle is at, letting it dry before final shapin and sanding. Turning out nice so far, I hope it fits her little hand comfortably. If not I’ll keep shaping til she likes it.


Painting the end grain with thick implement paint is doing a good job at preventing cracks. I applied it after cutting it off smooth with my chop saw. I figured the smooth cut would allow more even abosorbtion of the paint. So far so good.

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice job. Does anyone use anchor seal on the end grains to prevent checking?

 

[XP_Slinger]

Nice job. Does anyone use anchor seal on the end grains to prevent checking?

That’s a good idea. I’ve never tried it...you?

 

[RI Chevy]

No, but a guy I know that does a lot of milling uses it religiously. He swears by it

 

[XP_Slinger]

I cut this off my billet yesterday, 4 hours later it checked this much. The ends I painted are still solid, not checking at all.

 

[ajschainsaws]

Here’s where my nieces handle is at, letting it dry before final shapin and sanding. Turning out nice so far, I hope it fits her little hand comfortably. If not I’ll keep shaping til she likes it.
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Painting the end grain with thick implement paint is doing a good job at preventing cracks. I applied it after cutting it off smooth with my chop saw. I figured the smooth cut would allow more even abosorbtion of the paint. So far so good.

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That’s a nice handle I always like your humped back you put on The hatchets
I will be trying that a bit more on my next project, I always seem to get them flatter gotta try it

 

[ajschainsaws]

Here’s where my nieces handle is at, letting it dry before final shapin and sanding. Turning out nice so far, I hope it fits her little hand comfortably. If not I’ll keep shaping til she likes it.
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Painting the end grain with thick implement paint is doing a good job at preventing cracks. I applied it after cutting it off smooth with my chop saw. I figured the smooth cut would allow more even abosorbtion of the paint. So far so good.

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That’s a good way of sealing the end grain

 

[ajschainsaws]

Nice job. Does anyone use anchor seal on the end grains to prevent checking?

Never heard of this product must look into it sounds the dogs danglies

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. A guy who mills said he uses it religiously. I believe home depot sells it.
He said it prevented the end grain checking.

 

[ajschainsaws]

I cut this off my billet yesterday, 4 hours later it checked this much. The ends I painted are still solid, not checking at all.

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Josh that’s typical if you got some crappy wet firewood you want to dry
it wouldn’t crack and split
get a nice bit of timber and the 1st sniff of spring and it’s opening and splitting like crazy

 

[ajschainsaws]

Lol. A guy who mills said he uses it religiously. I believe home depot sells it.
He said it prevented the end grain checking.

Yes it gotta be worth it I split out a nice of cherry ready to make a handle in a few months I didn’t put anything on it it’s pretty useless now split like crazy

 

[ajschainsaws]

Above are the handles I made from bamboo and oak I didn’t put many photos up before so I thought I would put them up

 

[ajschainsaws]

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow! You've been busy. That middle photo the handle looks like a canoe paddle. Lol

 

[ajschainsaws]

Wow! You've been busy. That middle photo the handle looks like a canoe paddle. Lol

Jeff These are photos from back in March I gotta make another bamboo handle and I was looking for some photos on here to get a pattern and I couldn’t find any so I thought I would put some up

That middle one is the Bamboo handle with the huge puget head a deadly weapon that one

 

[XP_Slinger]

Josh that’s typical if you got some crappy wet firewood you want to dry
it wouldn’t crack and split
get a nice bit of timber and the 1st sniff of spring and it’s opening and splitting like crazy

Yes sir that’s a fact. Thought it would be helpful to show the fellas how fast it happens.