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Hatchet with osage handle

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simson:
I got a nice handforged hatchet blade gifted by a friend. I made a handle and a protection sheath for it. Handle is oasge, shield is hardened leather. Handle is for a right handed, on one side a finger groove, on the other a hump to prevent slipping foreward. End of the handle is thickened out for the same reason. The head is secured on the handle with a osage wedge, hammered in and glued with TB 3.
The leather sheath has a fold over  (with hinges) triangulur shaped piece with a round load stone glued in, so it sits absolute secure on the blade. To open just fold back and pull the hatchet out. Easy and effective!
I like this tool very much, it is sharp like a razor blade. And it is a pleasure to see the osage darken.

chamookman:
Very nice ! Bob

Pappy:
Beautiful handle, please don't take this wrong but the grain is supposed to run the other way. :) Beautiful work either way, you do some amazing things with wood. :)
 Pappy

Aaron H:
Great axe Simon.  Don't worry, I made the same mistake with the wrong grain orientation with my first hatchet handle as well.

Stringman:
Yep, I've done that too. In any case I love the profiling on the handle, and if it does split on ya the head should hold up for many decades!!

Also love the leather work. The simplicity of your design is inspiring!

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