Car boot Axes

[Radix lecti]

Hello ,picked these two up today for a couple of quid each at the local boot sale i did haggle to go lower but the guy wasn't having it,needs new handles a sharpen and a polish. Gilpins Cannock chip chop No 1 and a sandvik swedish axe. New project methinks.
Darren

 

[dwardo]

They wont take any work at all Both lovely looking axes, especially when you fit nice new handles..

 

[Radix lecti]

Hi dwardo, i went down to my local supplier today to get some new handles but they are out of stock until the end of the month,gutted.

 

[DaveBromley]

Its a bit chicken and egg, but why not put an edge on one of the axes and use one of those to make new handles lol

 

[Tengu]

I was given a couple of hatchet heads, a Brades and an Elwell.

I may handle them, but Im busy fettling other surplus hatchets for the bushmoot

 

[bikebum1975]

Nice lookin pieces can't wait to see them done up

 

[Radix lecti]

I will give the blades a soaking in vinegar,wet and dry paper, sharpen and a polish and then rehandle. I rehandled a 6lb Elwell axe head today to make a felling axe,dont know when i will get to use it ,but it was fun to restore.
Darren

 

[dwardo]

Hi dwardo, i went down to my local supplier today to get some new handles but they are out of stock until the end of the month,gutted.

Just "find" a bit of ash, elm, yew etc and rough out a handle. Give it a few weeks in a warm room indoors to dry and fit it your self.

Here is one i made earlier lol, yew was inspired by Robin wood Didnt take long at all.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56614&highlight=

 

[Tengu]

Talking on hatchets.

One of my unlabeled `does` have a stamp
it says `MADE IN SWEDEN` with what looks like a circle with a crown in it.

Underneath are letters but I cant make them out, I think the middle is L

 

[TJRoots]

nice axes, i have a chip chop no.1, very good axe

don't buy a handle, make one

TJ

 

[Radix lecti]

Looks like im going to have to have a go at making some handles then,what have i got to lose? A stroll in the woods this weekend then.

 

[Everything Mac]

nice job - looks like they could both use longer handles tbh.

Andy

 

[thecalbanner]

tidy bargain mate.

 

[Radix lecti]

Well nearly there,so far i have cleaned and sharpened the heads up and cut some wood to make some handles after they have dried out a bit. The clean up on the blades was done by hand (files and wet & dry paper) due to the fact my grinder was kaput.

 

[JonathanD]

They came out really nice. Look forward to seeing them finished with new handles.