First a rough cut with the chainsaw then it's time for the adze and small axe.

This one came out super decent! Buffalo horn liners came out shiny!

While on a road trip hit a flea market in the foothills of east TN. Come across what I originally thought might be a boys axe on a short handle. Got home with it and managed to pull the step wedge and wood wedge out without messing up the short vintage handle. (Head was a bit loose) Weigh the head and turns out it is exactly a 2 lb head. Put a tape to the handle and it is 19” exactly. Did my research and determined it was indeed a house axe which is the first in my collection. Rehung it with a walnut wedge. Anyone else out there with a house axe in their collection? Feel free to comment. A big Thank you to this axe community!

Hi i got this axe head at a local flea market a couple of weeks ago and i am now restoring it the logo to me seems to look like a fish but i am not sure and there are remanants of some red paint does anyone know which manufacturer it originaly came from?

I got this hatchet when I bought a bunch of tools and dont really have a need for it. So I thought it might be a good candidate to turn into a hookaroon but want other's opinions. Good or no? If so, can you draw a your choice design? I'm interested in what others would come up with. Thanks!

Ashland camp hatchet

Cascade wilderness axe

Pacific forest axe

A work in progress ,modeled after axes given to some eastern tribal chief in the 1700's

Hey all, I have this old hewing axe head I want to hang with this nice Osage orange piece I have. Anyone have any recommendations on handle length and style? Curved or straight?

I’ll be using this to shape small logs, trim down green wood for handle blanks, other small jobs.
I think the head is reversible but I’m gonna hang it right handed.

I had been keeping this axe in my car during the summer for just in case reasons. Used a few times. Actually used it like a pickaroon when grabbing this sweetgum. Didn't loosen up in the car kiln. The haft is around 30 inches of half sapwood half heartwood white oak. I did post about this axe previously on here. Something I don't think I mentioned is that the temper of the edge is actually soft at the toe so I put a secondary bevel on it. But just on the toe and quickly blended it out of the rest of the edge. Kind of an experiment that has gone well since it's not noticeable while using. I normally don't swing very hard but I did a few times here. Was pretty impressed by how deeply an axe can penetrate if you don't try to conserve energy or limit injury concerns. Edge angle is likely around 22.5 degrees. Sort of a banana grind on it.

This is how is how I exercise but I also just love hafting and swinging axes. It's meditative and stimulating when there's problem solving. Something really gratifying about building your axe skills in all ways. AXECRAFT is pretty cool!

Bought a hewing hatchet the other week. Didn’t like the handle so I of course had to make it out of Osage.

I got this off ebay and have no idea what it is.

It sent from India but not sure if made there, said to be an antique but take that with grain of salt.

Not uniform in shape but kinda cool in that aspect.

Has anyone seen something like this? I bought it to have as a fokos and put a long handle on it since in the early middle-ages

Were traded along trade routes all over and this could work.

So any ideas?

The framing hatchet has characters i can't quite make out, it looks like it might say bluegrass or something? Also there appears to be a serial number under those characters. Any ideas?

I got this axe not to long ago at a hardware store. At first it was chopping wood just fine but then it started getting blunt (as sharp things tend to do). Today I have been trying to sharpen it with a Hulrafors wetstone for over an hour and nothing. What am I doing wrong? Should I be using files instead?

Just finished this handle. Its my first and last Marbles. The eye is a real pain.

The blade is slightly tilted for hand clearance (mostly only handy for very big pieces) and it has a single bevel. Definitely a very different feel than standard carving axes, it really digs in very deep if you use a normal angle, so you have to go almost parallel to the wood. Leaves a pretty good surface though and it was very fun to make.

I was gifted this old axe by my dad. It was his father's during his career as a professional lumberjack. I was hoping someone could ID the worn makers mark. It appears to be a horizontal diamond with lettering around it and a symbol inside? Thanks for the help.

Hello.

I’m looking for a beginner’s axe aimed for bushcraft, cut small logs and maybe start carving spoons. There’s probably no such thing as an all-purpose axe (especially when it involves carving), but in any case, that will just be a hobby.

In one of the local online groups here in rural Portugal, I found someone selling some axes he made himself.

I got in touch with him and saw a model I really liked. I already know it’s a Kent (I looked it up), but other than that, I don’t know anything else about it. It seems to me that the guy does a good job, but since I don’t know how to evaluate it, I decided to ask for your help in figuring out if it’s well-made and if the 40 euros he’s asking for is a fair price.

I don't yet know its weight, type of steel or sharpening angle because I didn't yet had those questions in mind to ask.

Honestly, from what I've been searching, it seems a good price and I would most probably buy it. Anyway I prefer to ear first from you guys.

Thank for any help.

https://reddit.com/link/1xgb1rg/video/up7zklboxvxh1/player

Found an old rusty axe head while demolishing my garage. Was going to toss it but my father in law took it, then returned it to me a few weeks later. He'd restored it and made a new handle for me. (Didn't take a before pic, sorry)

I bought this Council Tool FE6 off a site called Fire Penny Firefighter Equipment and the head was super loose so I decided to take out the wedge and reset it. I'd watched a few videos before I got it and heard of some lip that was supposed to be on the inside so that you didn't have to leave any wood sticking out the top but I'm not seeing any lip. Is this a knock off or am I misunderstanding something?

Update: Got a message back from Council Tool and the newer models don't have the machined ledge anymore.

"We were able to improve the taper of the eye, so that the machined ledge is not necessary."

Also, they stamp "Council Fire" on the FE6 now not "Council Tool" in case anyone else is wondering.

I was carving this new handle for my axe, and I might have removed a bit too much material from the palm swell. It feels okay-ish, but far from what I would like.

Is it possible to add some material to it using glue or epoxy?

I have seen someone laminate their palm swell with different types of wood, but they only made the sides of the palm swell bigger as far as I know.

I am considering joining a bigger piece onto the end of it, shaving the sides flat and narrower on the bottom, fitting the bigger piece over it, gluing it with epoxy, and perhaps adding a dowel through the middle to secure it.

Am I better off carving a new handle, or does anyone have any experience adding material to a handle like this? All input is much appreciated.

Cut down half hatchet head, powder-post-eaten white oak 2x4 handle.

images of PVC mask and reedge not included but honestly secondary (is that blasphemy here?)

wanted to share this project with y'all cause without this sub I'd not have gotten this far. Now that I have the shape and process down a bit for hanging an axe head I think I will rehandle it with something a little more stable but for the limbing and light chopping this would be put to I imagine this will be just fine. Any input or critique very welcome, I have no idea what I'm doing ;-)