I recently bought this Hultafors axe but it doesn't come with a mask. It's the Carpenters axe, with a fairly square edge that I've rounded to make it more like a regular bush axe. I wanted to try this weight of head on the shorter handle.
http://www.hultafors.com/products/cutting/axes/carpenters-axes/carpenters-axe-sy-sv/
I would have to drive for three hours to get some leather, or else get some via the mail. Since I'm lousy at leather work, and cheap too, I decided to try making some sort of mask that costs nothing but time. With birch being the wood that I carve with, I thought I'd give that a try.
It's not meant to be pretty, rather just functional and utilitarian. This is what I came up with.
http://www.hultafors.com/products/cutting/axes/carpenters-axes/carpenters-axe-sy-sv/
I would have to drive for three hours to get some leather, or else get some via the mail. Since I'm lousy at leather work, and cheap too, I decided to try making some sort of mask that costs nothing but time. With birch being the wood that I carve with, I thought I'd give that a try.
It's not meant to be pretty, rather just functional and utilitarian. This is what I came up with.