Axe handle build

[Jamie]

Axe is complete. No photos of shaping the top of handle, misplaced memory card.... likely buried in shavings from the handle.

Finished product turned out pretty good for a 1st timer.

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For about $15 and some enjoyable shop time I now have a nice vintage axe.

This is the canoe the axes are sitting in. Sold it this morning. Cash in pocket means I can now hunt down another canoe..... and an axe head.

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[memaquay]

Looks great! What was the make of the canoe you sold?

 

[Guest]

Axe is complete.
For about $15 and some enjoyable shop time I now have a nice vintage axe.

Cash in pocket means I can now hunt down another canoe..... and an axe head.

Nice work. And far faster than my puttering ways.

I will hunt down more canoes, but I’m drawing the addiction line at actively hunting down more axe heads. If I happen upon one at a yard sale or flea market and it struck my fancy I’d call it meant to be, but for a $50 Paypal I could keep myself in axe projects for the next few months.

This has been an unintended turn for me down the axe road and, sad to say, I haven’t even touched the axes I actually use most often.

danged addictive. I better find a canoe project soon.

 

[Jamie]

Looks great! What was the make of the canoe you sold?

The canoe is a 15' Cedarwood, assume it's their version of a Chum. If I play my cards right, I may be able to pick up a Chestnut Deer (Pal) in a couple of weeks. Been looking for a 17' Cruiser or Prospector now for some time but not much luck, the 16' Deer may have to do,assuming I can get it....

 

[Iskweo]

Too bad you are not closer, we have a 16 foot Canadian for sale, very similar to Chestnut cruiser.

 

[ppine]

Many right handed tools can be made more serviceable by modifying them. A broad axe is a case in point. Take the head off, flip it over and rehang the handle and you then have a left-handed model.