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first successful hatchet with a drifted eye


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A few days ago I came across an old bag of coal that i had forgotten in the garage, so of course i dug up my hammers and other tools, fired up the forge and made this neat lil' fella

 

post-29278-0-35294100-1393884939_thumb.j here's the almost finished product, just a few minor things to do. The handle is mystery wood, I've used something similar before as a handle and it still holds up pretty nice, sanded it with 360 grit sandpaper and applied linseed oil, it feels really nice and smooth in my hand

 

post-29278-0-53672700-1393884959_thumb.j and the in-progress photo, 4,4 lb hammer for scale

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many thanks, bikecop, never been called a sir before, it's a nice feeling.

interesting fact about the knob handle, it's naturally like that, it's just a branch that i chopped off a fallen mystery tree, bark stripped and lightly sanded, also oiled with linseed oil, it feels great in my hand

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