years ago digging my small 15'x10' pond dug up a china hatchet head... tossed it in the shed... when a friend brought over a ruptured lead expansion tank a couple years back dug it out cleaned it up... with a 3lb hammer works great for cutting up lead and 60/40 bar solder for the melting pot...
Hi all, My son asked for a wood chopping axe for his birthday, the sort suitable for chopping up deadfall. He'd be happy enough with Harbor Freight, but I'd like to get him something a little nicer. The problem is, I don't know anything about axes. I did a bit of a web search but didn't come up with much. Can you guys help get me pointed in the right direction?Thank you!
I use my bare hands and arcane martial arts technique to chop wood.Just kidding
Looks like a nice axe! Glad you were able to get the head off. If you have a way to cut a hardwood wedge, you would be home free. Thanks for finishing the story.
I just stopped at the hardware store and picked up a wedge and stake set with the smaller stakes that should fit crosswise, and I picked up a pack of wood shims in case the one in the kit was too small. I'll try to put it together later tonight. Is wood glue necessary for the wood wedge?
Quote from: Rick67 on May 07, 2022, 04:08:50 PMI use my bare hands and arcane martial arts technique to chop wood.Just kidding I've split many cords of wood with a maul and a little kiai helped get through the bigger logs.My son said he wanted something portable about twice the size of a hatchet, and while I was considering between several new boys axes on Amazon and leaning toward a snow and neally, I discovered an old 2.2lb Norlund for sale locally and bought it for him for $75 which seemed to be reasonable compared to its Ebay value. I didn't notice the handle was loose and improperly installed until I got it home. Someone had forgone the wood wedge and used a single metal wedge in its place. I was able to wiggle the handle out of the head and pry the wedge out. I'm hoping I can simply install a new wedge kit rather than buy a whole new handle. When I got the axe, the metal wedge was flush- I took the photo after disassembly to illustrate how it was previously assembled. I worked the edge with a Spyderco Sharpmaker set at 40° inclusive, and noticed the grind was uneven, but it seems like that's a common complaint with the new axes I was looking at, too.I sort of regret not buying something new and more perfect, but hopefully this old axe will serve him well after I get the handle sorted out. Here's pics