The Hults Bruk is giving me fits. There is some interior contour to the eye that I havent figured out how to fit yet. Decided to walk away for a bit and come back to it later.
The twisted, poorly made helves from a mass producer are getting to me also. The kerf is offset and crooked on every on I have. Until I learn how to make my own, I have to run with what's available.
Started on the Sager. I used Evaporust to try to remove the rust from the bottom of the pits. It removed the rust but put an undesireable patina on the metal. The cool part is that it revealed the temper/quench line. The hardened area is quite large. Very cool. Now I have to decide if I want to polish again or if I want to rust blue it to a deep black. This is a VERY nice axe head. I am still blown away by the generosity that sent it my way!
I have finished fitting and treating the helve for the Sager. I need to fit the wedge and it will be ready to hang as soon as I finish the head.