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Making an ax handle.... #8115943 04/06/24 07:05 PM 04/06/24 07:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	Someone on here pointed me to Ax Junkies and also House Handles so I been doing some looking. My new wife is a night nurse and tries to sleep in the daytime so I try to stay quiet and out of the house. Cut a piece of wood out of a brush pile, ran it thru the table saw and got a slab of wood and went to town on it. I'm happy with the first attempt. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8115951 04/06/24 07:10 PM 04/06/24 07:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,240 Priest River, Idaho USA S SundanceMtnMan trapper
SundanceMtnMan trapper S Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,240 Priest River, Idaho USA	That is cool. It looks good. "They Say Nothing is Impossible, But, I Do Nothing Every Day."

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8115997 04/06/24 07:41 PM 04/06/24 07:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,416 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,416 MT	looks great. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116013 04/06/24 07:54 PM 04/06/24 07:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,225 Kansas Pawnee trapper
Pawnee trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,225 Kansas	Nice Everything the left touches it destroys

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116068 04/06/24 08:49 PM 04/06/24 08:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,424 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,424 east central WI	Looks prettt sweet to me.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116069 04/06/24 08:49 PM 04/06/24 08:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,210 AR T TurkeyWrangler trapper
TurkeyWrangler trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,210 AR	Beats paying 27 dollars for one. Poor people have poor ways.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: TurkeyWrangler] #8116071 04/06/24 08:52 PM 04/06/24 08:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	Originally Posted by TurkeyWrangler Beats paying 27 dollars for one. Boy howdy. Won't be going to Ace again! Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116192 04/06/24 10:47 PM 04/06/24 10:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,296 Mt. g smith trapper
g smith trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,296 Mt.	great You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116215 04/06/24 11:23 PM 04/06/24 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,696 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,696 Virginia	What kind of wood is that?

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116240 04/07/24 12:02 AM 04/07/24 12:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,232 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,232 Manitoba	looks like ash so is that some EAB tunnels? some danish oil would high-lite the wood grain now just dont go to anymore flea markets and stumble on any heads wanting to go home. Last edited by Northof50; 04/07/24 01:14 AM. Reason: spoiler alert

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116270 04/07/24 12:56 AM 04/07/24 12:56 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,610 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,610 MB	That’s pretty cool! Cold as ice!

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116276 04/07/24 01:11 AM 04/07/24 01:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 484 Wisconsin M Mediocre Trapper trapper
Mediocre Trapper trapper M Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 484 Wisconsin	Yeah looks nice they sure getting expensive to buy Don’t waste the day

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116294 04/07/24 03:42 AM 04/07/24 03:42 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,783 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,783 Champaign County, Ohio.	How long did it take to make the axe handle? Do you have any pictures of the wedge end of the eye? What did you use to shape the handle after you cut the blank? I have a few dozen loose heads, I wouldn't mine hanging. Keith

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116324 04/07/24 05:33 AM 04/07/24 05:33 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 145 Delta, county, Michigan misterb trapper
misterb trapper Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 145 Delta, county, Michigan	Mighty fine indeed

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116343 04/07/24 06:43 AM 04/07/24 06:43 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	It is ash. I laid another handle on the blank and traced it, then cut it with a jigsaw, then worked it with a rasp, then sanded it. It took 3-4 hours. Last edited by Gary Benson; 04/07/24 06:45 AM. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116345 04/07/24 06:56 AM 04/07/24 06:56 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,973 new york M mike mason trapper
mike mason trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,973 new york	Great job! A few years ago, I gave a friend a 6' piece of ironwood for a peavy handle.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116380 04/07/24 08:18 AM 04/07/24 08:18 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,786 Northern lower Michigan Feedinggrounds trapper
Feedinggrounds trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,786 Northern lower Michigan	Home Depot had some good prices on hickory handles, only found 2 with grain going right way and no knots, out of a couple dozen. I have made a few handles from ash, yours looks great! Last edited by Feedinggrounds; 04/07/24 08:19 AM. you're only allowed so many sunrises... I aim to see every one of them!

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116384 04/07/24 08:23 AM 04/07/24 08:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,576 coastal ny G gcs trapper
gcs trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,576 coastal ny	Looks good from here!

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: KeithC] #8116446 04/07/24 09:25 AM 04/07/24 09:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	Originally Posted by KeithC How long did it take to make the axe handle? Do you have any pictures of the wedge end of the eye? What did you use to shape the handle after you cut the blank? I have a few dozen loose heads, I wouldn't mine hanging. Keith It's crude. Very crude. I need lots of practice. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Making an ax handle.... [Re: Gary Benson] #8116462 04/07/24 09:46 AM 04/07/24 09:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,571 Nebraska Trapset trapper
Trapset trapper Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,571 Nebraska	Cool! www.rtssetter.com

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