Before I fit the handle properly I like to clean up the handle
so peal the labels off they never seem to come off in one piece
I like to use a Stanley knife blade at 90 degres to scrape off the last of the label and the printed label
The handles a little bit to fat here for my hand for...
The first few passes of the grinder each side
you can see where the head is rubbing the black marks on the handle
I test fit the handle a lot as it's difficult to stick bits back on
when I'm test fitting the handle I use the rubber mallet to tap the handle on to ensure snug fit
when...
Here's the bit of the old handle sizing it up to the top of the new
The new ones a bit big but I can soon sort that out :)
it looks like I've missed a few steps but the axe head is sitting on top of the handle just seeing what it might look like
A few pencil lines as a guide
My fine...
That's the metal wedge out and the holes opened up a little bit more
I use a piece of heavy brass bar and a rubber mallet to persuade the rest of the handle to come out
You can just start to see it moving
and its out
Luckily the eye of the axe is not deformed at all
I had this...
Hi this is my restoration thread on restoring and tweaking this axe
it's been a long time coming for me to be able to find the time to get it done due to one thing or another but it's done now.
Here's a link to the backstory...
I'm now working most nights so wouldn't be able to make it on the Friday night not for a while
could only manage a day visit on the Saturday if it's still going ahead ?
Hi im sorry I got mixed up when I sold it and sold it twice the other guy was first.
I though I had sent you a pm saying that I had messed up the sale and refunded your payment but I can see that I dint will refund now
im sorry for my mistake
Russ
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