There's nothing civil about this war.
Good on you guys! I love restoration of old tools that are then put to work.
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I plan to get the ax head out in the mail this afternoon...so I'll PM you the tracking info later on today.
There's nothing civil about this war.
Awesome! Thanks!Originally Posted by blues
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I plan to get the ax head out in the mail this afternoon...so I'll PM you the tracking info later on today.
Here is the "wedge" assortment that I found in the Hults Bruk double.
So... you literally have an axe to grind.
From Older Offspring after a discussion of coffee:
"If it doesn't come from the Kaffa province of Ethiopia, it's just hot roasted-bean juice."
The key is certainly interesting.Here is the "wedge" assortment that I found in the Hults Bruk double.
Well, my first hard lesson has been learned. I am thankful I decided to start with a cheap head for practice.
On the single bit I had notched out some dents with a grinding wheel and asked a buddy to weld the notches up so I could machine them back down. Well, bless his heart, he felt like he should go the extra mile and fix some areas that I did not request as well. He also decided to do some of the shaping with a die grinder.
Unfortunately, he went out past the temper line with the welder turned up too high and blew a small chunk out of my cutting edge. The heat marks also indicate to me that he may have ruined the temper in two places on the cutting edge.
I will have to hit it with a file to see if the affected areas are now softer than the rest of the cutting edge. I will need to pull the edge back two more millimeters to get rid of the blown out part anyways. If it is softer there, I have to decide if it is worth taking it to the machine shop that does our cylinder heads at work and have it annealed in the oven. Then I would finish shaping it and re-temper it. Will also have to sand out the chatter marks from the die grinder.
I am thankful it didn't happen to one of my heirloom heads.
There was no difference that I could tell in the harness of the edge where the burn marks were. Whew.
I went ahead and finished shaping and cleanup. It's in a vinegar bath now. If the patina comes out satisfactory, I will fiinish the edge and hang it.
It isn't perfect, but for my first crack at it I am pleased so far.
The Sager should be there tomorrow, looks like. Post Office is slow...but I guess a week is better than a month.
Nice work cleaning up that ax head.
There's nothing civil about this war.
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