Apr 19, 2022 / Pick axe handle #1 D Doughknob Veteran Member Joined Oct 26, 2013 Messages 1,100 Location ohio Tractor Deere X500, Bobcat CT4045 Made myself a new handle from a branch of hardwood. Used a spoke shave to do it! Yet to varnish it.
Apr 19, 2022 / Pick axe handle #2 bcp Super Star Member Joined Jul 8, 2009 Messages 12,522 Location SW WA Tractor Kubota BX2360 Good work. Where does the battery go? Bruce
Apr 19, 2022 / Pick axe handle #3 S Smokeydog Elite Member Joined Jan 20, 2019 Messages 3,199 Location Knoxville, Tennessee Tractor Kubota B26, M59, M5030DT Doughknob said: Made myself a new handle from a branch of hardwood. Used a spoke shave to do it! Yet to varnish it. View attachment 742394 Click to expand... Nice. Made a quick cant hook handle from a dogwood tree in a pinch. Still using after 40+ years.
Doughknob said: Made myself a new handle from a branch of hardwood. Used a spoke shave to do it! Yet to varnish it. View attachment 742394 Click to expand... Nice. Made a quick cant hook handle from a dogwood tree in a pinch. Still using after 40+ years.
Apr 19, 2022 / Pick axe handle #4 D DanMc77 Gold Member Joined Feb 3, 2015 Messages 397 Tractor JD 4600, JD 2210, JD 332 Very nice! I like the custom contour. Why go and pay good money for a new handle when they grow on trees?
Very nice! I like the custom contour. Why go and pay good money for a new handle when they grow on trees?
Apr 20, 2022 / Pick axe handle Thread Starter #5 OP D Doughknob Veteran Member Joined Oct 26, 2013 Messages 1,100 Location ohio Tractor Deere X500, Bobcat CT4045 Made a 5/8” pin for an old rear blade.
Apr 23, 2022 / Pick axe handle #6 BackRoad Veteran Member Joined Apr 30, 2020 Messages 1,449 Location Rural PA Tractor Kubota MX6000, MF 35 Might try Boiled Linseed Oil on such a fine handle. Apply a light coat everyday for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year... Makes for smooth handles, no blisters from the varnish and it'll keep your hand-crafted handle from drying out...for a lifetime.
Might try Boiled Linseed Oil on such a fine handle. Apply a light coat everyday for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year... Makes for smooth handles, no blisters from the varnish and it'll keep your hand-crafted handle from drying out...for a lifetime.