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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 11:24:47 am

Title: Re-Handled Hatchet...Needs another new handle :(
Post by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 11:24:47 am

I had an old hatchet head laying around and decided to put a handle on it. I made the handle from a piece of firewood that my buddy found on the side of the street. I'm not sure what wood it is but it smells like maple so I will go with that. I stained it with a cherry stain and finished it with some poly. Ironically, I carved the handle using another hatchet ;)

Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: YosemiteBen on December 21, 2013, 12:31:56 pm

very nice. I have a few I need to do that for!

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: tipi stuff on December 21, 2013, 01:57:30 pm

Cherry and maple,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it'll be the best smelling hatchet in the woods.  Curtis

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 03:22:57 pm

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 06:05:22 pm

Another photo

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: half eye on December 21, 2013, 06:06:52 pm

nice work there. A small hand axe is indispensable.
rich

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet
Post by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 07:29:14 pm

Well that didnt last long. Time for another new one. This time not from a piecce of fire wood. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet...Needs another new handle :(
Post by: Outbackbob48 on December 21, 2013, 07:58:24 pm

Get ya a pc of hickory or ash ;D I make mine out of the hickory firewood pile.

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet...Needs another new handle :(
Post by: killir duck on December 21, 2013, 08:05:24 pm

osage

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet...Needs another new handle :(
Post by: CORIUS on December 21, 2013, 08:16:08 pm

If i could get a hold of osage around here, id be making bows out of it haha thanks for the suggestions guys!

Title: Re: Re-Handled Hatchet...Needs another new handle :(
Post by: chamookman on December 22, 2013, 11:56:04 am

Iron Wood (Hop Hornbeam) makes a good tool handle. Bob