Show me your axe covers.

[Wayland]

I have just picked up a Fiskars splitting axe from Clas Olsen which seems like a good tool but comes with a very nasty plastic axe cover.

I know it's unusual for me to prefer a tool made from modern materials but I've had so many splitting axe handles broken for me in the past that this seems a good idea. Added to that I tried one out at Middlewood and it's definitely the best performing splitter I've used.

Anyway, I'm going to make a new cover for it but was wondering what kinds of solutions were already out there. No point re-inventing the wheel.

So I'd like to see all sorts of axe covers, home made or commercial and this might be a useful thread for others looking for inspiration too.

 

[tombear]

Hers one I made for the old version of the Cold Steel Frontier Hawk

http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Next-Gen-Frontier-Tomahawk.html

Theres a simple 1 1/2 inch belt loop sewn to the back.

Excuse the pic, it was taken to show off the tallow/beeswax/pine resin leather dressing I made.

Oddly enough I found the card templates I made for cutting out the leather yesterday.

ATB

Tom

 

[rapidboy]

I haven't made an axe cover for ages and then just yesterday i was asked to make one as part of a set, (knife sheath, sharpening stone pouch, saw sheath, axe mask and matching belt), so i was just looking at some pics tonight.

 

[rvdb]

Just wondering... what did you came up with for your Fiskars?!

 

[crosslandkelly]

This is the one I made for an axe I bought at the moot this year.

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[bradleybuckman]

Made this for a Council Tool Boy's axe.

 

[Dave Budd]

This is the one I made for an axe I bought at the moot this year.

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I like the crane stamp too, looks familiar

 

[crosslandkelly]

I like the crane stamp too, looks familiar

Very definately one of yours Dave. Bought at the moot this year, It was the only thing I had that I liked to have on the mask. Cheers.

 

[Dave Budd]

i might have to try some of my castings as leather stamps after seeing how well that has come out.