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The Axe from the Roots

Don

The Axe from the Roots

I found this axe under some roots of a blown over dead tree. It was sitting where the arrow shows

I made a  handle from a hickory stave. It was roughed with a draw knife. Some work was done with the belt grinder. 

The head was cleaned up on the wire wheel. I will leave the remaining pitting. It just adds history and character. 

As- Found
As- Found
A template to fit the handle
Draw knifing a rough form
Copying an existing handle
Rasping
Driving in the head
Re-checking the layout
Finished. Ready for another 100 years.
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