Vintage Finnish Billnäs Bruk 12/3 clean up

[Twodogs]

I wasnt happy with my last go at putting a handle on the Vintage Finnish Billnäs Bruk 12/3 that I had from Martti in Finland so I have had another go









Stlll need to sort out the cutting edge and make a mask but thats for another day .

Twodogs

 

[Mesquite]

Much nicer fit on the handle Cliff

 

[Dave]

Interesting looking axe.

 

[Twodogs]

Dave its a classic not made for sixty years

 

[Dave]

Oh right, never seen one before, looks like a beauty. Yeh, just had a google, very interesting, traditional finnish forest axe.

Neeman tools do a repro HERE

 

[Janne]

I am very impressed, both with the axe head and also with the handle!
Do you plan to treat the "body" of the axe head somehow, to prevent rusting?