SHOW ME YOUR AXES

[JT78]

Finally got around to hanging these 2 yesterday and today.

 

[FTG-05]

I may have a sickness:












Picked these 7 up for a pittance off of a local auction.

Is there a cure?

 

[Wilhelm]

I may have a sickness:
...
...
Is there a cure?

Accept it, don't fight it!

 

[Squareground3691]

 

[two4spooky]

Only halfway through this thread, forgive my oversight as this thread is a long read. I think I saw something along the lines of "pics welcome". Last two heads I hung.

 

[two4spooky]

28" wedge banger.

3lbs 10oz no name

 

[two4spooky]

Couple of pics

 

[two4spooky]

32" felling axe. 3 and half pound "True Temper Kelly Perfect"

 

[two4spooky]

32" felling axe.

 

[two4spooky]

A couple of my last OCD projects.

 

[two4spooky]

The hang of the 32" Jersey is off a hair. Only have a few hangs, hafts or rehandlings to my credit. Excuse my inexperience. I am learning

 

[two4spooky]

The hang of the 32" Jersey is off a hair. Only have a few hangs, hafts or rehandlings to my credit. Excuse my inexperience.

But I too like pics.

 

[two4spooky]

Full disclosure: I only hung and sharpened(touched-up) these heads, the polishing, clean up and shaping of these heads was done by another. I'm just learning

 

[two4spooky]

The 28" wedge banger is on a WCS handle. The 32" Kelly Perfect is on a House Handle octagon cut handle.

 

[two4spooky]

My current favorite is a double bit. Yet to be rehung. The top head, a 1936 Sager Chemical is a double is beautiful to me. The head below is also a 1936 Sager Chemical with a little more attention given by previous owner.

 

[mainer_in_ak]

My grandmother's axe, I don't even know what it is. My uncles would get her brown ash wood with a mcculloch 10-10 in the winter. We had only this one chainsaw for a household of 9 adults and a half dozen children. It's crazy to think I have 8 fkn saws for my tree work!

Once she hand split these sticks, she would shape them with a draw knife on a draw horse and then pound the sticks with back side of an axe till the growth rings seperated. She'd shave and shape each ribbon of wood with a knife. Then weave the most amazing baskets.

She was working in logging camps asa young teenager before she even learned English. She logged some with a team of horses with her mother for extra money.

I still use a pack basket and a fishing creel. Also use a basket she made for clothes. Besides practical baskets, she made decorative baskets too. Her language and the basket making died with her, nobody took up the craft. Bunch of her baskets on her shaving horse:

 

[two4spooky]

Also a Collins Legitimus double bit. Waiting to be rehung on a Beaver Tooth. Decision, decision...

 

[jakethesnake]

My grandmother's axe, I don't even know what it is. My uncles would get her brown ash wood with a mcculloch 10-10 in the winter. We had only this one chainsaw for a household of 9 adults and a half dozen children. It's crazy to think I have 8 fkn saws for my tree work!

Once she hand split these sticks, she would shape them with a draw knife on a draw horse and then pound the sticks with back side of an axe till the growth rings seperated. She'd shave and shape each ribbon of wood with a knife. Then weave the most amazing baskets.

She was working in logging camps asa young teenager before she even learned English. She logged some with a team of horses with her mother for extra money.

I still use a pack basket and a fishing creel. Also use a basket she made for clothes. Besides practical baskets, she made decorative baskets too. Her language and the basket making died with her, nobody took up the craft. Bunch of her baskets on her shaving horse:

Can you explain the draw horse? I have several draw knives but I’m fascinated by this. Way cool man

 

[two4spooky]

Also a Collins Legitimus double bit. Waiting to be rehung on a Beaver Tooth. Decision, decision...

Next projects. Two Plumb double bits(horizontal) and a unmarked three ridge (True Temper) to be fitted.

 

[two4spooky]

Sorry, double tap...