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Blacktail:
o.k. i just read Jamie's writings in pa about his kids and stone tools..and it was one of the best readings i have read...and it really inspired me..so,i want to start with axes...so.how do you go about hafting a WELL SUCERED axe..for the head i am thinking about using dacite..it might fracture easy but if it is thick it might work well..i am interested in the halfting..so,what is your info...oh,Jamie..thanks so much for the article..john

Blacktail:
does any one have pics of axes..john

Lobo69ss:
  You might want to check out this  site... www.megalithics.com   The guy who runs that site has axes that he`s made & tells how to make them, I`m not sure that he shows the actual hafting method he uses, but you can probably figure it out from looking at the pics he`s got posted... look in the area he calls "Ax me no questions".
  Have you checked out the Paleoplanet site?  they have a lot of different areas that you might find interesting as well.
         www.             paleoplanet69529.com      will get ya there. look for the forums area & enjoy the eye candy

mullet:
 John, I'll post a picture of mine hafted when I get home. It is the sister of the one in Jamies article.

mullet:
 Here you go, John. The handle is Osage, wrapped with hemp. I cheated because I didn't want to keep repairing it and glued it in with TB3. Then I sealed the glue joints with pine pitch. I've cut down two small oaks with it. You need to make the handles short, or they will break. You can't swing them like a metal axe. You kinda have to chop at an angle with short strokes.

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