Strix Varia

loking good

be ware when yu use that fuxn your gas forge,...it's hard on the floor.i generaly use a block i made from castable refractoryto protect my forge floor.Your right on about steel fileings added to borax,..thats what i often use.

looking good !

nice!i love the wood,and the holes in the guard.goodwork.

Hvae you considered something like a presure sprayer filled with your canola oil?ive never tried it,but the idea just struck me as i read your post.We use a back pack sprayer to apply pesticides etc on plants in the summer,....its bound to be faster than wiping.

thanks,..i meant to add something to the pics for scale,but forgot.both about the size of a bic lighter

one has cocobolo,the other has osage orange/bodark.

i'dhave to say my fvorite is my 1000 gram picard swedish patern hammer.i love that loooong peen end:-)more and more,though i find myself picking up a 3 lbs made in mexico cheepo hammer for the little bit of extra weight.it seems to me alot of the comfort factor is in the proper handle shape,though.

looks great Christopher!

welcome to the forum!

Was rummageing around in my resource pile today,...found an old 2 5/16 trailer-hitch ball....got to loking at itand thought"gee,..if the bolt-shank on this was square it would make a nice hardy tool....."