Meet Goliath my latest axe.

[Hugo]

A resent purchase axe head, I carved the haft yesterday, and one coat of linseed oil, plenty more coats to go.
The oak wood was from a skip find in 2005.
The grain is centred right in the middle of the haft, not intentional, just lucky, looks good close up.
The oak chair was a street find and is comfy, and the two elm trees in the background have Dutch elm disease, and I'm hoping to get a couple of pieces when they come down.
Small axe (David) is an Elwell and is going to be finished in the week.

 

[sasquatch]

Very nice! Was the oak hard to shape? Must have been near bullet proof being sat about for 6 years...

 

[DaveBromley]

NICE i bet that takes some swinging lol

Dave

 

[shaggystu]

that's lovely that is, really nice patterns in the grain. top work mate

stuart

 

[milius2]

WOW! very stylish axe! well done

 

[Hugo]

It was a bugger to shape, but having done a few hafts from the same batch of wood I knew what I was up against.
The head weighs 2.485 Kilos.
This time I left the haft much shorter than usual, coming in at 72 centimetres, hoping it will be a bit of an all rounder.

 

[sasquatch]

Nice one. It's not so bad when you're expecting it. That's got to be a really solid axe you've got there, I'm sure you'll enjoy using it!

 

[TinkyPete]

Really nice axe there Hugo

 

[Tilia]

very nice work, i really like the grain of the wood

 

[JAG009]

It was a bugger to shape, but having done a few hafts from the same batch of wood I new what I was up against.
The head weighs 2.485 Kilos.
This time I left the haft much shorter than usual, coming in at 72 centimetres, hoping it will be a bit of an all rounder.

A bit of an all rounder !!!! carve a spoon with it then !!!LOL

Ps nice work

Jason

 

[Ian S]

That's a cracking looking axe there - mind you a 5.5 lb head (for those of us who think in old money) will be a beast to start swinging.

Cheers

 

[Adze]

Like the naming structure... very fitting. 'Historial' names for old axes

 

[tonspaa]

Nice looking axe!

 

[redneck]

very impressive

 

[Radix lecti]

Excellent work Hugo.


Daz

 

[Hugo]

Thanks guys.
As to being a beast to start swinging. Well that's why I gave Goliath a shorter haft,it feels much better than a longer one that I made up last year
which was of similar weight.

 

[psy.]

That is beautifully crafted. The end looks very non slip. I think it will be used a lot. It says it wants to.

 

[dancan]

Nice work with beautiful results !

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

yeh ^^ that a pretty axe , bet it good at cuting up huma.....um wood ^^


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Skipp

 

[Hugo]

I have added another picture of the grain, I'm thinking that this wood could be good as a blade handle, being extremely hard as it is.