2015年1月17日 · I agree with this. The old ways are still the best ways. Use the axe and keep a spare handle set aside for it when the time is right. Keep a "beater axe" around for heavy …

2018年9月16日 · I tape a piece of 1/8" thick leather against the face of the axe handle, just below the head. I use orange hockey stick tape. The leather protects the wood a bit, but over strikes, …

2012年3月14日 · For the second, an axe-head is probably not spreading the wood enough to let the handle pass. Some mauls may be a little skimpy there too. One thing that's pretty obvious …

2017年9月8日 · Hey all! I'm looking to find a place to get a leather handle strap for a wetterlings outdoors axe 19.5". Just the small ones that wrap under the head. Did some light searching on …

2010年10月14日 · So I am looking for the best ways to protect the handle of an axe near the head. Something I have tried that seems to work ok is I cut a piece of 1" plastic tube and put it …

2016年2月11日 · I recently replaced the handle on my grandfather's turn-of-the-century Swedish axe, mainly because it had a split developing just below the axehead. I saw the split and …

2018年10月31日 · I found it years ago with a broken handle, stuck in a tree, all rusty. It had been used as a wedge and beaten on with a hammer. There was a bad split in the steel near the …

2024年8月22日 · By the way, just an FYI: That's not a hardened poll on your axe. You probably shouldn't use it to hammer metal stakes, nails, etc. It's OK to use it on wooden stakes, …

2013年1月27日 · Let it dry and don't worry about the water "warping" the handle, as your wiping with water, not soaking it. Let it dry overnight and sand smooth, removing all the raised grain. …

2010年12月9日 · It is not always possible to split at the front edge to avoid this and the problem is unpredictable. So, with the cast-off wood that I am using, I need to protect the portion of the …