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Blacktail:
thanks Eddie,i really interested in hafting..and what makes a secure axe...i hope the pics will help me out..thanks john

Blacktail:
hey Eddie,in the 3rd pic is of the back..did you cut the top of the axe and slide it down to the area where it is halfed...and i am assuming that its pinepitched and what did you use to wrap it...i was thinking of rawhide...thanks so much for the help..and the axe is wonderful work..john

mullet:
 John, no Most of these style of axes were inserted into an oval hole to match the axe. The more you cut with it the tighter it got. The wrapping is hemp.

Blacktail:
ok eddie...i am going to try to make some during the winter..thanks for pics..john

jamie:
hey john there are two types . axes and celts. celts are like eddies. they are fitted into the wood and wrapped so the sapling doesnt split. it is definetly the stronger method of the two and will allow you to take a good swing but not like a steel axe. mine is an axe . it is a sapling that is thinned down flat on the end for about a foot . you wrap that thinned area back over the axe head and then wrap the whole deal with wet rawhide. it works very well but does loosen up and needs to be rewrapped occassionally. dacite will work . i made an obsidian celt for rick trojanowski and used it to take down a sapling. you just need to be a bit more careful when you swing the more brittle material. most of the axes and celts in my area were of basalt and are done by pecking and grinding. takes a long time but is an incredible piece of work once its done and there is no holding back with a good basalt celt. they are capable of much more abuse. chert and flint are second in line with durability cause if you knock a chip off the edge it is just sharpening itself and creating a new edge. peace

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