So i have been working my way through mors's book and having spent many 100's of hours learning to use and maintain my knife properly it was time to learn axecraft and luckily the local college runs a 6 week course that started today, so i thought i'd tell you guys a bit about it.
After the obligitary safety talk we were each given an old dull axe with damage to the blade and in need of a new haft and were shown how to fix these problems.
Starting with removing the handle which isn't an easy job then fitting a new one which took all of 3 hours.
Then we were shown how to file it etc The instructor seems very knowledgeable and as there are only 3 people doing the course it's good for learning, so on and of for 2 and a half hours we were filing away all the while the instructor was giving advice and making sure we weren't screwing the job up.
So after 5 and a half hours spent putting a new handle on and filing i've got an axe that just needs a few hours more work to be in useable condition.
After the obligitary safety talk we were each given an old dull axe with damage to the blade and in need of a new haft and were shown how to fix these problems.
Starting with removing the handle which isn't an easy job then fitting a new one which took all of 3 hours.
Then we were shown how to file it etc The instructor seems very knowledgeable and as there are only 3 people doing the course it's good for learning, so on and of for 2 and a half hours we were filing away all the while the instructor was giving advice and making sure we weren't screwing the job up.
So after 5 and a half hours spent putting a new handle on and filing i've got an axe that just needs a few hours more work to be in useable condition.
They also did forestry and agriculture. 
