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Offline Aaron H

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More hatchets
« on: December 27, 2016, 03:31:40 pm »
Not as cool as Clint's holey hatchet, but here are a few I have been working on the past month or so.
I picked up the heads from the big auction site, they were pretty rusted and neglected when I got a hold of them, but I think they cleaned up pretty good.  One Collins, and two Plumbs, all old American made quality.
The handles are all made of Shagbark hickory from my parents land, stained with a mixture of brown, mahogany, and burgundy leather dyes.  No power tools touched these handles, other than the chainsaw used when my brother and I cut them down 3 years ago.
These were each given away as Christmas gifts this past weekend, one to my dad, and the other two to each of my brothers.

Offline Aaron H

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2016, 03:39:52 pm »
I also made some leather sheaths for each of them from vegetable tan cow hide.  They all three have white oak leaves tooled into them, then dyed and sealed with wax.  I also put rare earth magnets on the flaps to grab onto the hatchets when closed

Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2016, 03:53:28 pm »
Wow!!!!Aaron your brothers and Dad got a super nice Christmas gift. And those sheaths are the nicest I've ever seen! Great work.

Offline Aaron H

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2016, 03:58:53 pm »
Thank you Paul, that is very kind of you.  Although I cannot take credit for the oak leaf idea, it is something that I saw when doing a search online

Offline bubby

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2016, 04:01:15 pm »
Sweet work, ya can't beat a Collins or a Plumb quality tools
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Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2016, 04:01:46 pm »
Great job!
The heads look brand new and the sheaths are awesome.

Kevin
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2016, 06:22:39 pm »
Very nice work. I really like the leather sheaths.

Offline Danzn Bar

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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2016, 06:48:59 pm »
Wow.....love those......sheaths are very special.
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2016, 06:49:07 pm »
That some fine work bud! Great salvage job on those hatchet heads.

Offline Parnell

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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2016, 06:51:35 pm »
Wow, that's sweet me very fine work Aaron!
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Offline bowtarist

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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2016, 07:22:15 pm »
Those are sweet Aaron! True craftsmanship and originality. Love it!! dp
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2016, 08:42:05 pm »
Very nice restoration work.  That's a gift that will last the rest of their lives.  Those are good quality heads.  How about some information on how you cleaned them up?
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2016, 09:17:02 pm »
Very Nice! I like the quivers!

Offline Knoll

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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2016, 10:33:19 pm »
Bet there were some "WOW's" said as those were unwrapped!
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Offline chamookman

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Re: More hatchets
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2016, 04:06:05 am »
Nice work and the pics are excellent ! Bob
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