Anticipation

[Hugo]

At lasts weeks local boot market I met a guy who said he has a couple of axes for me, I will collect them tomorrow with luck, one is described as being square looking, Kent patten me thinks, the other was described as being as, kind of rounded and drops down a bit,I am hoping for a bearded axe with a bit of luck. The anticipation has been biting all week.
If I am lucky I will post a picture tomorrow.
This is the last axe I got from the guy, he had it in his possession for two minutes until I paid him twice what he paid for it, we were both happy on the trade, £4 a bit of work and this was the result. Brades 2.5 pounder

 

[Kepis]

Lovely, is that the one you showed me the other day?

 

[spandit]

Why are you chopping dice with it?

 

[woof]

Why are you chopping dice with it?

Because dice are evil & must be punished...


Rob

 

[Hugo]

Different one Kepis mate, that one was much smaller, about 1.1 pound but also with a large handle.
dice is dice !

 

[Kepis]

aha, will have to have a looksee at this one next trip out then?

 

[Shewie]

Good luck on the bearded jobby

 

[spandit]

What wood have you used for the handle? Good work as always (what are those things in the picture that look like dice?)

 

[HillBill]

Nice axe that one. I've seen a few on ebay US, in which the handle is stained darker, then sanded off so the stain stays in the grain and the wood remains a normal ash colour ( at least i think thats how its done)

Like this, looks like he has used heat too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-hew...300?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2323a27b3c

 

[Expat]

Good luck on the bearded jobby

Watch out for those bearded jobbies..... they've been around a while....

 

[Hugo]

Wood came from a tree Robin, dice came from Photobucket.
Nice handle that HillBill, might be worth a try, I made a few handles from apple wood that came from a tree in my garden, man are they hard to work on after a year or so, I have one in stock, tried whittling it and gave up.

 

[HillBill]

I'm gonna try it too on a 3.5lb double bit i'm going rehandle.

 

[Hugo]

Well no bearded jobbie for Hugo, but I did come away with a Gilpin of Cannock and another Kent patten axe, both have the original handles, the larger axe is the Gilpin, there is no wooden wedge in the head so I'll have the handle off do a bit of light sanding and oil, then fit a new oak wedge.
This axe has already bitten my thumb just getting it out of my foraging bag when I got it home.
The small one will be cleaned up as well.
A few pictures as promised.

Might remember to put up some after refurb pictures later.

 

[HillBill]

Cant complain with those They look good mate.

 

[Kepis]

Lovely job those mate, I got this today, i 'rediscovered' it in the workshop up the lakes

Big old Elwell, not sure of the poundage on it, but it isnt light

 

[Hugo]

That will clean up nicely.
I have three large axes here at Hugo Towers to refurb, ash is on my forage list.

 

[Hugo]

Well this is after a refurb, not doing anything else to them.
They are sharp and clean now, the big Gilpin axe might get a new haft if I am going to keep it.

 

[Kepis]

They turned out a treat Hugo - nice one

 

[Rockmonkey]

Good job done there my friend!

 

[Hugo]

You two boys can have a look at them on the next bimble we have.