Posted: 11/8/2009 12:36:20 PM EDT
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http://www.tennesseehickoryproducts.com/pdf/RehandlingDirections.pdf
Thought I'd share this. I have a few tools I liberated from a neighbors yard sale that need replacement handles. A 2 lb sledge, a Council axe - about a 36" one - and what I think is an old BSA hatchet. Gonna pick up some handles local if I can and clean the tools up, rehandle and put them to some use. Hatchet looks to be about right for a good camp hatchet - about a 2 3/4 " blade - probably put a 14 - 16" handle in it. |
| That's a good how-to guide. IMHO, step 4 (shaping the shaft for proper fit) cannot be over-emphasized. Easy does it, try the fit after removing a little wood at a time. If you look carefully, you will be able to see, on the shaft, where the shaft is binding, and you will know to remove some material. |