Any idea how I could fix this?
It was going so well, had basically finished the axe and adze work, and was drilling relief holes for the D handle when disaster struck. I tightened the vice just too much and snapped the shovel head....should of drilled the holes BEFORE I started hollowing. I thought maybe wait until its bone dry, then plane the 2 edges true, joint them with a dowel or 2 and add some copper wire stitches? Its about 2/3 scale, based on a find from the Mary Rose sunken ship, and carved from chestnut (I know, bad choice, it splits easily, but it was all I had in thick wide board's at the mo) I had a real good feel for this one, would be nice to salvage something from it....
It was going so well, had basically finished the axe and adze work, and was drilling relief holes for the D handle when disaster struck. I tightened the vice just too much and snapped the shovel head....should of drilled the holes BEFORE I started hollowing. I thought maybe wait until its bone dry, then plane the 2 edges true, joint them with a dowel or 2 and add some copper wire stitches? Its about 2/3 scale, based on a find from the Mary Rose sunken ship, and carved from chestnut (I know, bad choice, it splits easily, but it was all I had in thick wide board's at the mo) I had a real good feel for this one, would be nice to salvage something from it....