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The thin foil just gives the handle added protection the head will only be submerged on the blade so the wooden parts shouldn't be exposed to heat. Anyways the temps your looking for in the ashes are around 200 to 300 it isn't an exact science but it saves you cutting the haft off to fit the...

You can do an easy temper by making a outdoor fire then resting the axe in the ashes for an hour while keeping a small fire going on top of the ashes. Wrap the handle in tinfoil the best you can.

I like the spalt in the wood it looks good.

They do sometimes suffer from heat treat issues just one of them things with metal unfortunately. I've seen it a couple of times before with GB but they are excellent in handling the warranty.

Also the grain looks great.

Looking good what woods are using for the handle? Only thing I would of changed is to have the tang in the middle rather than the top if your fitting a brass bolster it might show abit of a gap.

Your secret is safe with me. Its amazing how many sites look similar but you can still remember the differences. Along with trout fry it holds a few pleasant surprises in there. We Had 210 sites to complete I must of been on 130 of them.

Where's that stream Bishop? It looks like I might of done a fish survey there this summer.

Good job on the haft. Adding texture will look nice for now but it turns the head into a rust trap if your planning on using the axe.

I use a webtex basha (only decent bit of kit webtex do) the basha can clip to its self making it into a bivvy. Along with a DD tarp not much is getting through that. The bonus is I can also use it as another tarp.

Shame no schemes like this run in the UK for hunting and fishing the amount of bad handling I come across is unreal especially for fish.

You hold the thin end and throw it at the 3 o'clock position with a flick of the wrist parallel to the ground to create the lift. The heavy end helps create the spin.

What's your ponds stocked with just out of interest?

Well I finished the sanding up to 600grit and with some coffee and Danish oil later.

I'm just up the valley from Swansea. I don't think the wood was hard enough and twisted enough for hornbeam. I was surprised at how much the colouration looked like birch in the fibers.

Having some free time on my hands I thought I would give a Kylie ago. Used for kangaroo and emus. Like a boomerang but it flies straight. I think its Elm being new to the area is exposing me to new woods I've never worked with. If some one could correct me if I'm wrong though. Needs a...

I for one enjoy Mr Bods posts and can not see any malice in them. I think its a case of not feeding the troll and carrying on living our lives. :cool:

I work with fish for a living and fish 2 to 5 times a week I would doubt I could get fish 80% of the time for a survival situation. Some times its just a gamble.

Lovely work Mark nice to see a rat tail tang :cool:

Here's Gyp. Started her off as a sheep dog but she never got the nack for it. She makes a brilliant companion dog for fishing and walking.