Yeah, you're right.....i can just see some old oriental woman chopping up chickens on a market stall with it lol
A few of my current projects! *watch this space.*
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While smoking my pipe in my garden earlier I figured I had an hour or so to get a bit ticked off the projectys list. Namely getting this head...
Attached to a handle. I must have forgotten to take shots of it during the head shape cutting and modifying etc..
anyway, it was left to hand in the wet weather for a few weeks to rust over the shiny blade section as I had to grind away a fiar ammount of material as with any edge that gets rounded the lower section is much thicker and needs thinning down from the back so it's even. This leaves it overly shiny as does the fresh steel from the top and bottom shaping cuts.
Anyway, I banged it firmly onto a new handle, got it wedged and stuck good n proper and gave the handlea quick lick with fire so it could take the oiling better. It also tarts it upa little which I find alot of new collectors etc of axes quite like. (I'm indifferent tbh, but it is fuin)
It still needs a full polish on the cutting side of the blade and a sharpen, few more coats of oil etc and a wax, But as not to keep any of you who like watching me fumble around waiting too long between updates, it is like this as of now. Maybe tomorrow if I find time it will be complete.
Attached to a handle. I must have forgotten to take shots of it during the head shape cutting and modifying etc..
anyway, it was left to hand in the wet weather for a few weeks to rust over the shiny blade section as I had to grind away a fiar ammount of material as with any edge that gets rounded the lower section is much thicker and needs thinning down from the back so it's even. This leaves it overly shiny as does the fresh steel from the top and bottom shaping cuts.Anyway, I banged it firmly onto a new handle, got it wedged and stuck good n proper and gave the handlea quick lick with fire so it could take the oiling better. It also tarts it upa little which I find alot of new collectors etc of axes quite like. (I'm indifferent tbh, but it is fuin)
It still needs a full polish on the cutting side of the blade and a sharpen, few more coats of oil etc and a wax, But as not to keep any of you who like watching me fumble around waiting too long between updates, it is like this as of now. Maybe tomorrow if I find time it will be complete.
I mostly trade them or sell to associates etc. It's safe to assume anything here may be up for grabs so feel free to message me if you like anything.
I did a little polishing today but due to lending my drill (which I use with a leather disc sanding attachment for polishing) I could only get the basic surface cleaned up so will need to complete this later in the week. Came out really nice, It needed a quick edge reshaping as it wasn't perfectly rounded like I wanted. I remember now that When I initially reground it I didn't do it perfectly s it needed to be rerusted anyway and I could do it fully once I'd gone through that process.
Anyway.. here it is now.
Other than the final polish and sharpen and maybe a little filing to the bottom of the handle to remove the lathe edges I reckon it's looking pretty damn nice.
Gona make a quick leather sheath for it as it's the longest axe I have and as it sits on a shelf I get a little worried it may fall off and kill me.. the fact said shelf is 2 feet from my face as I sleep doesn't help the worry lol.
Anyway.. here it is now.
Other than the final polish and sharpen and maybe a little filing to the bottom of the handle to remove the lathe edges I reckon it's looking pretty damn nice.
Gona make a quick leather sheath for it as it's the longest axe I have and as it sits on a shelf I get a little worried it may fall off and kill me.. the fact said shelf is 2 feet from my face as I sleep doesn't help the worry lol.
Made a sheath for it a min ago. Had it eye balled, cut and glued up last night and drilled, dyed and sewed together today.
And with my homebrew dye made from vinegar and wire wool (vinegaroon) applied with a cotton bud thingy to blacken the side leather and add a nice old look to the outside. Oh and the leather if from an old belt I got from a charity shop!
And completed, I don't do straps and stuff, too much hassel so a simple hole for cord to tie it close to the head. I just span some twine and doubled it over.
I don't claim to be a leatherworker or anything so it's basic, but it works and that's most improtant imo.
Thanks for looking.
And with my homebrew dye made from vinegar and wire wool (vinegaroon) applied with a cotton bud thingy to blacken the side leather and add a nice old look to the outside. Oh and the leather if from an old belt I got from a charity shop!
And completed, I don't do straps and stuff, too much hassel so a simple hole for cord to tie it close to the head. I just span some twine and doubled it over.
I don't claim to be a leatherworker or anything so it's basic, but it works and that's most improtant imo.
Thanks for looking.
All good stuff; what a transformation.
Thank you mate, means alot coming from someone as skilled as yourself!
I really enjoyed looking through this thread mate great stuff
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No work in progress pictures as it took a while yesterday and today to burn the handle tang into the darn hickory. (drill is not at home, could have saved me bloody ages lol)
Anyway..
A blade a few pages back has now been rehandled on a vintage hickory hammer handle that had broken at the head end, nice and solid though at the hand section. Re profiled, sharpened, handle shaved down a bit, blackened, oiled & waxed, a copper collar pinned on at the base of the blade and a small hook in the base of the handle for some cord so it can be hung or drawn out of the sheath I may make tomorrow.
Anyway..
A blade a few pages back has now been rehandled on a vintage hickory hammer handle that had broken at the head end, nice and solid though at the hand section. Re profiled, sharpened, handle shaved down a bit, blackened, oiled & waxed, a copper collar pinned on at the base of the blade and a small hook in the base of the handle for some cord so it can be hung or drawn out of the sheath I may make tomorrow.
Mate that's a stunning blade well doneNo work in progress pictures as it took a while yesterday and today to burn the handle tang into the darn hickory. (drill is not at home, could have saved me bloody ages lol)
Anyway..
A blade a few pages back has now been rehandled on a vintage hickory hammer handle that had broken at the head end, nice and solid though at the hand section. Re profiled, sharpened, handle shaved down a bit, blackened, oiled & waxed, a copper collar pinned on at the base of the blade and a small hook in the base of the handle for some cord so it can be hung or drawn out of the sheath I may make tomorrow.
Thanks guys, I really like this one too. Got the sheath glued up right now so will take some pictures before and after dyeing/stitching etc.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
Some time spare today had me tinkering with some scrap leather and making a sheath for the big knife thing. Eye balled, cut out and glued up yesterday evening..
And once stained, sewn, riveted, oiled and half bodged but improvised and now with added belt loop lol.
And a little display of what it looks like on the belt. Do excuse the modeling, my belt isn't usually this tight or my shirt this deeply tucked.
Hope you liked this one as it's been one of my favourites so far, despite bashing my thumb with a hammer, stabbing my fingers and bleeding everywhere, learning that my leather burns like cheese and that I often forget to attach leather to the damn rivets only after they are fully peened! looong story, lack of focus and noobery going on today but my improvisation saved the day thankfully.
Anyone got a request for which unfinished project to do next?
And once stained, sewn, riveted, oiled and half bodged but improvised and now with added belt loop lol.
And a little display of what it looks like on the belt. Do excuse the modeling, my belt isn't usually this tight or my shirt this deeply tucked.
Hope you liked this one as it's been one of my favourites so far, despite bashing my thumb with a hammer, stabbing my fingers and bleeding everywhere, learning that my leather burns like cheese and that I often forget to attach leather to the damn rivets only after they are fully peened! looong story, lack of focus and noobery going on today but my improvisation saved the day thankfully.
Anyone got a request for which unfinished project to do next?
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
Thanks guys, I'm gona hunt for leather belts to hack up over the next few weeks and make an effot to sheath all the finished tools I have stored.. sooo many to do haha.
Great !that love this thread. How about the marbles Bowie samon
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Hey, thanks mate, glad you like the projects.
That Marbles bowie has been stripped of that ghastly paint and needs a good sand, polish and some wood slapped on it! Got the wood all rough cut and drilled, just need to get a dry day to glue and fit the scales and another to blast off all the excess and give it a shape. SHould only take a few hours, but with my luck it'll take a while longer.
I will crack on asap though, just for you!
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