Re handling a couple of axes.

[Hugo]

I re handled a couple of axes recently, The first one up is a Brades handled in ash again, after missing a badly aimed whack to a log, I took a small piece out of the old handle.
Nice grain on the wood, It's 41 centimetres long, this axe weighs 2.5 pounds.

Next up is an unknown make but very handy size for taking on the trail.
Was handled in beech but I fancied a change, so now it sports an apple handle, it was a right bu**er to carve as the wood was well seasoned, a few knarly bits to it but I like it.
Hope you enjoy looking.

 

[HillBill]

Nice work Hugo.

The grain on the kent pattern axe really is lovely.

 

[Silverhill]

Sterling work Hugo. I think lower one looks a lot like a mini splitting maul. Is it a good chopper?

 

[Dreadhead]

nice work, lovely textures and grains there

 

[Hugo]

HillBill mate, the grain is nice, I split a piece of ash into two and made two handles the same, I now have a spare.
Silverhill mate, It is a good good chopper, I do take it out with me to rough out spoons and suchlike, it is a nice weight, not more that a pound and a half, it also is razor sharp as is the Brades.
Cheers guys.

 

[Simon H]

Nice work Hugo, that bit of Ash looks lovely.

 

[swotty]

Nice work.....beautiful looking wood for both handles

 

[Rockmonkey]

Damn that's good!
That ash is spanking!

 

[Hugo]

Rockmonkey mate, that ash is from the log that I picked up on our last bimble together.
Now you know why I took my time choosing a log from the large pile, quality mate.
I got a bit of grime on the handle near the head this is going to be cleaned off in a few minutes.
See you Wednesday.

 

[grey-array]

That looks really young and fresh, really like the playful touch the grain adds to it.
really nice shapes and form, hope they will serve you well for many years to come
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Hugo]

Thanks Ruud, I cleaned to handle of dirt and used the axe yesterday to rough out another axe handle from some laburnum that I have, I rescued the laburnum from the log pile at the last Sussex meet, it got put in the pile by mistake, lucky me.

 

[Dannytsg]

Nice work.