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Hatchet with osage handle

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Ranasp:
That's super nice, the metal working, the wood working, and the leather working.  Clever with the magnet! 

YosemiteBen:
Very nice workmanship!

Trapper Rob:
Like the way the handle looks.

stickbender:
     As usual, another beautiful job.  Yeah, the grain edge, should be lined up in the direction of the blade edge, but being Osage, I don't think you will have any problems anytime soon.  I guess you  were still thinking bow wood ...... ;)  Nice handle design, very ergonomic, and comfortable looking.  I like the protective cover, and especially the flap with the magnet, (lodestone) Really nice looking hatchet head also.  I was trying to see if your Friend had inserted a hard piece of steel, into the softer steel, but looks like he used one piece of steel.  Did he harden just the edge, and a little behind it?  Or did he put the edge in the water, or oil, and then slowly insert the rest of the head?  I really like the design, and the handle really sets it off.  As I said, another beautiful bit of work.  I always look forward to seeing pictures of any of your work. Thanks for sharing.

                                    Wayne

simson:

--- Quote from: Pappy on April 22, 2016, 04:52:16 am ---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

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Mark, of course I don't take wrong! To be honest, I know what grain orientation is needed or wanted. In this case being a left over from bow building I hadn't that much wood to play with. And being osage I thought it would take the stress - and til now did without a problem.
When I was carving that handle my neighbour came over and said: do you know this is the wrong ....
half an hour later a buddy of mine, you know it already, with the same comment.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


--- Quote from: stickbender on April 22, 2016, 11:18:57 pm ---     ....  I was trying to see if your Friend had inserted a hard piece of steel, into the softer steel, but looks like he used one piece of steel.  Did he harden just the edge, and a little behind it?  Or did he put the edge in the water, or oil, and then slowly insert the rest of the head?  ......
                                    Wayne

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Wayne, the head is no composit. It is hardend at the edge, I assume over 60 rockwell. I don't know how he did it, but think he did with oil - the ususal way and then in the oven.

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