4 pounder axe

[snappingturtle]

The head was a gift its AFAIK a vintage spear & Jackson, as you can see I'm making a custom haft

 

[Janne]

Really, really nice handle!

 

[Mr Wolf]

Interesting,whats the oal? 18inch?

 

[Janne]

How come nobody makes a handle like that? It looks very comfy.

 

[snappingturtle]

Interesting,whats the oal? 18inch?

Good call sir! 17 inc handle so with head about 21 inc

 

[snappingturtle]

How come nobody makes a handle like that? It looks very comfy.

That I don't know it's not like it would be hard to do

 

[Janne]

Maybe tradition.
I assume your handle is very comfortable in both positions.

 

[Mr Wolf]

That I don't know it's not like it would be hard to do

Because our american friends are very anal about the ax.
If it isnt vintage,have a high centreline and up to the ax book spec,god help you...they would view it as heresy

 

[Robson Valley]

Snappingturtle's design is really elegant. I hope he clear-coats the handle to show off the wood.
Looks much like some birch that I've got in the shop for adze handles.

 

[snappingturtle]

Maybe tradition.
I assume your handle is very comfortable in both positions.

The fore grip is good the aft fish tail still needs work!

 

[snappingturtle]

Because our american friends are very anal about the ax.
If it isnt vintage,have a high centreline and up to the ax book spec,god help you...they would view it as heresy

I'm a bit heretical in other ways maybe I can add axe haft to the list

 

[snappingturtle]

Snappingturtle's design is really elegant. I hope he clear-coats the handle to show off the wood.
Looks much like some birch that I've got in the shop for adze handles.

I got oil, French polish and clear coat I guess you think clear is best but I kind of like to oil but I will give the clear a test.

 

[Robson Valley]

Oil is excellent. Just something which doesn't change the grain as a stain would = does not need it.
What's the head weight? If it's in the 4-pounder range, I'll watch your wrists grow in strength as you use it.
Have you selected a bevel angle yet for cutting/splitting and hardwood/softwoods?

A very, very few Americans might express axe anal envy because Canadians, for the most part, live in Taiga, the Boreal Forest Biome.
The rest of that is a myth perpetuated by Disney and others.
We have quite a history of forest related resource extraction, unmatched by any other country on earth, axes included.

 

[Janne]

I find that lacquered handles ( saws, axe, knives) give me blisters. And get slippery when my mitt sweats.

Is French polish not a kind of quick setting/drying highly filled oil?

 

[snappingturtle]

would have a finish pic but cannot copy and paste?????

 

[snappingturtle]

I find that lacquered handles ( saws, axe, knives) give me blisters. And get slippery when my mitt sweats.

Is French polish not a kind of quick setting/drying highly filled oil?

I did go with the French polish shame I can't show you!

 

[snappingturtle]

Fin!!

 

[Janne]

Truly beautiful!

 

[snappingturtle]

Oil is excellent. Just something which doesn't change the grain as a stain would = does not need it.
What's the head weight? If it's in the 4-pounder range, I'll watch your wrists grow in strength as you use it.
Have you selected a bevel angle yet for cutting/splitting and hardwood/softwoods?

A very, very few Americans might express axe anal envy because Canadians, for the most part, live in Taiga, the Boreal Forest Biome.
The rest of that is a myth perpetuated by Disney and others.
We have quite a history of forest related resource extraction, unmatched by any other country on earth, axes included.

As you can see I've gone with the polish, did try the clear I have, its water based an too thin, just did not have the build up I wanted, as for the edge well its going to have to do it all being my hearth axe, so I dressed up the factory edge and see how it holds, thinking a high 30 deg's would be ok? when I refine it.

 

[snappingturtle]

Truly beautiful!

Muchly Janne!