The Pikers Pit

Old rusty heads rejuvenated with a keen edge and a new handle. Found an old dead ash tree and made my own handles. Turning into an obsession! 4 more heads waiting for handles.

Funny this topic coming up today. Spent my day making a handle for an old head i found. Was feck all to do all day too. Looks weird but quite comfortable actually

You'll just need a shield. Did you cut it from a plank or from a log?

From a log of some sort. We have loads of sliced logs for fire wood.

Going to stain it indian rose wood then sit and wax it all day tomorrow. Wish the end was thicker though (slight miscalculation with the other axe ) its growing on me though.

Would know what timber it was? Careful it gets addictive!

Lol absolutely no idea all i can say is the bark on it underneath is a dark brown with a hint of red/deep purple and yes im already thinking of what i could do next. Theres a knife could be doing with a new handle that i broke

Andrew Croft wrote:

Funny this topic coming up today. Spent my day making a handle for an old head i found. Was feck all to do all day too. Looks weird but quite comfortable actually

If its not the referendum,its Brexit,theres always an axe to grind north of the border

Done

need power tools for the head

Don't use a grinder on the blade it'll f**k the temper up. A nice rough b*****d file.

This thread's like stepping back to the bronze age!

Theres a bloke on ebay from Ireland sells some nice axes, bought a load of lures from him. travisis2012 is his username.

Thinking about it, quite ironic this thread being put up yesterday. The trial of a Sheffield man began yesterday for attacking a policewoman with an axe, fractured her skull & chopped her finger off.

Gordon Strachan will be getting axed soon.

B&Q sell axes.....................with proper plastic handles

davelumb wrote:

This thread's like stepping back to the bronze age!

It is now...

craigbeverley wrote:

davelumb wrote:

This thread's like stepping back to the bronze age!

It is now...

The proper term is 'hanging an axe' when you put on a new handle.....I only know because I replaced a head on it's existing handle with a new wedge for friend......just to make sure how I checked it out on youtube....there's whole world of it out there if it floats your boat

Andrew Croft wrote:

Lol absolutely no idea all i can say is the bark on it underneath is a dark brown with a hint of red/deep purple and yes im already thinking of what i could do next. Theres a knife could be doing with a new handle that i broke

could be a fruit wood cherry?

Knocked an Ash handle up for this axe head. As I couldn't find a proper fitting handle.
Still holding up well four or more years later.

That looks like "New Yankee Workshop", what a programme that was - is it still on?

Some nice stuff going on. A 3lb head on an ash pole. "Seasoned" the log in the oven to speed it up prior to carving the handle.

The chap in Ireland who I mentioned has listed some more on ebay. (His username is travis2012)

Great thead Really enjoying it

Some of those could have come in handy!

Still working on this. S/S belt axe with stag antler shaft.

Some lovely handiwork on here

I was always told never to use steel wedges in an axe or hammer shaft.
The reason given was that when the head was soaked in a bucket of water overnight to tighten it up the steel would rust and eventually cause the wood to decay.