tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post2033076090688128104..comments2024-02-24T09:21:55.076-08:00Comments on The Sharpened Axe: Do I Haft to? Pt. 1, by the Wandering ThinkerMike Oscar Hotelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449689716082153671noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-90444321441591373852010-12-30T22:39:38.260-08:002010-12-30T22:39:38.260-08:00bmatt, I used a hickory wedge as well, but when th...bmatt, I used a hickory wedge as well, but when the metal one hit I apparently didn't have the wood one in all the way and it drove it down a bit. I might try to replace all this later on if I can salvage the handle. <br /><br />So you do it before oiling Mike? Ok, I'll try it that way when I re-hang the single bit. Do you remove the wax on a new handle before coating or just let it all get in there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-79325118696029908052010-12-29T17:28:23.417-08:002010-12-29T17:28:23.417-08:00I encourage anyone to guest post. Simply email me...I encourage anyone to guest post. Simply email me the article with the pictures and I will post it. If anyone worries about spelling and such - don't. Just give me a nod that you want it spell checked and I'll give it the works. Similar to Le Loup, I usually heat up my handles by the fire before applying linseed oil. I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure the laws of expansion and contraction apply for this purpose, i.e., heat expands stuff and cold contracts.Mike Oscar Hotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449689716082153671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-8305107589744617782010-12-29T04:34:00.439-08:002010-12-29T04:34:00.439-08:00Great post, TWT! I love to see all kinds of axe pr...Great post, TWT! I love to see all kinds of axe projects.<br /><br />I can't tell from the pictures, but did you insert a wooden wedge into the helve of that double-bit, or just the metal wedge?<br /><br />bmattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-67532909201547089032010-12-28T18:37:40.727-08:002010-12-28T18:37:40.727-08:00So I see I wasn't just barking in the dark wit...So I see I wasn't just barking in the dark with the heat. Is there any temperature range that you have found that works the best?<br /><br />Thanks Le Loup!<br /><br />Eric, I'm sure Mike would love to have you post something, shoot him an e-mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-16451955663025614932010-12-28T16:40:03.647-08:002010-12-28T16:40:03.647-08:00I have in the past rubbed lindseed oil into my hel...I have in the past rubbed lindseed oil into my helves in front of the open fire. After rubbing I placed the helve where it would get some heat. Not sure if it opens the grain in the wood, but it does thin the oil and help it penetrate. This is the reason why lindseed oil is usually rubbed in by hand, the friction cases warmth which helps penetration.<br />I have also stood oiled stales and helves in the sun for the same purpose. These days I use a length of sewer pipe with a cap glued on one end. This is filled with a mixture of turpintine and lindseed oil. I soak my helves in this for as long as I can afford, a month is usually good.<br />Regards.<br />http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-32267741847480427362010-12-28T15:58:32.233-08:002010-12-28T15:58:32.233-08:00I should post pictures of my axes, maybe in a gues...I should post pictures of my axes, maybe in a guest post someday. It would be a lot, I've got around 20, still not many compared to some others, see Larry Mcphail.Ricsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939030644820054938noreply@blogger.com