I was working on some special axes last week 
and found a head sitting on my bench unloved and unfinished. It was then that I realised that my normal everyday hatchet (the one that lives in my show box for example) is an example of how I used to make axes, and therefore is not as good as the ones I'm making now. So I decided that it's about time I made myself a new chopper! 
I couldn't spend too much time making something for myself as I'm not getting paid for it, so this one is a bit rough and ready but it works for me. Its going to be my EDC (everyday chopper) and at some stage I'll make myself a posh one to show off what i can really do when I put my mind to it, but that will have to wait.
until then...
head weighs about 420g, 3" cutting edge, 6" long head and 18 1/2" handle. The handle is ash that has been blowtoched to blacken it, the head is EN43 (started as 1" square bar)and about 59 RC. I'm in the process of making a little mask for it too.
Hope you like. I'll bring it with me to the Moot and anybody is welcome to have a play with it if they like (Drew, you will have to be supervised mate :yikes: )
and found a head sitting on my bench unloved and unfinished. It was then that I realised that my normal everyday hatchet (the one that lives in my show box for example) is an example of how I used to make axes, and therefore is not as good as the ones I'm making now. So I decided that it's about time I made myself a new chopper! I couldn't spend too much time making something for myself as I'm not getting paid for it, so this one is a bit rough and ready but it works for me. Its going to be my EDC (everyday chopper) and at some stage I'll make myself a posh one to show off what i can really do when I put my mind to it, but that will have to wait.
until then...
head weighs about 420g, 3" cutting edge, 6" long head and 18 1/2" handle. The handle is ash that has been blowtoched to blacken it, the head is EN43 (started as 1" square bar)and about 59 RC. I'm in the process of making a little mask for it too.
Hope you like. I'll bring it with me to the Moot and anybody is welcome to have a play with it if they like (Drew, you will have to be supervised mate :yikes:
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