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30-day axe challenge

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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1230 on: October 02, 2019, 10:15:46 PM
Day 1- Thanks for the kind comments, folks! It may be one of the last days for shorts here until spring, but Mini Bruks rides nicely in my right side cargo pocket. Best part is, Mrs. Sheradin hasn't noticed yet...   :rofl:

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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1231 on: October 02, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
Great way to carry your axe Sheradin  :like:
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1232 on: October 02, 2019, 10:24:07 PM
Thanks for the kind comments, folks! It may be one of the last days for shorts here until spring, but Mini Bruks rides nicely in my right side cargo pocket. Best part is, Mrs. Sheradin hasn't noticed yet...   :rofl:

What, she hasn't noticed the big bit of wood in your pants?


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1233 on: October 02, 2019, 10:36:22 PM
Fuzzaxe Fakeaxe Day 2

Sorry, not much use for the axe today, it's been a very long busy hectic day and the only cutting tools employed were my circular saw and chop saw, and both pretty much used to their limit.

However, the axe still came in useful at one point - to prop a door open when I came home so that I could put some tools and materials away...  :2tu:



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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1234 on: October 02, 2019, 10:51:50 PM
Great use of the axe Fuzzy  :like: :tu:
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1235 on: October 02, 2019, 10:53:47 PM
Day 2

Council Tool Saddle Axe
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1236 on: October 02, 2019, 10:55:09 PM
I like the look of that axe  :like: :tu:
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1237 on: October 02, 2019, 11:05:36 PM
 :iagree: it looks like a fun axe.  :like:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1238 on: October 02, 2019, 11:27:26 PM
Better day two than never... :facepalm:

Sheradin, no worries on the late start. Label your entries, e.g. Day 1, Day, etc..... Your final post will just end up on Oct 31 as Day 30.

The mods have indicated that a 30-day Axe will be forthcoming when it can be developed. (Chief Badge-maker is wandering the streets of Paris, searching for a bowl of chili in vain.)


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1239 on: October 02, 2019, 11:28:10 PM
Great use of the axe Fuzzy  :like: :tu:


I agree....I think......


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1240 on: October 02, 2019, 11:28:36 PM
I like the look of that axe  :like: :tu:

Me, too!


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1241 on: October 02, 2019, 11:44:29 PM
Sheradin, no worries on the late start. Label your entries, e.g. Day 1, Day, etc..... Your final post will just end up on Oct 31 as Day 30.

The mods have indicated that a 30-day Axe will be forthcoming when it can be developed. (Chief Badge-maker is wandering the streets of Paris, searching for a bowl of chili in vain.)

Don't you worry Nix, I'll design you a badge... It'll be all artistic like too... and edgy.  :2tu:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1242 on: October 02, 2019, 11:59:07 PM

Day: 02


Made a mask for Lyndax today. My first attempt at an axe mask and the results were......mixed.

First, a little design work




I wanted the heel of the blade to hook in and get captured by the mask. This meant I had to be able to insert the bit and rotate it into position with enough clearance to avoid the toe cutting the sheath open. The geometry of the blade made this a bit trickier than I expected.

Obviously I wanted a welt. For added strength at the toe and beard, I thought I'd use some rivets. Normal stitching is all I think is needed for a knife sheath, but for an axe mask I thought a few safety rivets would be a good idea.

Once I had a template, I cut out my leather.   Used both Lyndax and a craft knife to cut out my leather.






This might be the wrondg way to go about making a sheath, but I typically leave the welt a bit oversized, glue and stitch everything up, then trim off the excess. This may not have worked as well for me this time.






I've never used Pliobond before. The house is fairly chilly (58ºF) and the glue may not have cured very well (or maybe I rushed it....) at this temperature. Anyway the Pliobond worked well enough and merits more testing.


Once the mask was glued together, I stitched up the leading edge. I also marked out where I wanted my rivets. It turned out that I should have given myself a bigger margin, these are just a bit close to the edge. (Plenty of room for the stitching, so that's not an issue.)






Lyndax trimming the tab of the retention strap. (I thought I had brass snaps, but all I had was a dark nickel snap. Planning fail #1.)






Final step was to rivet the mask up and then work on the finishing a bit......but my rivets were too short. Planing fail #2. So I used some Chicago screws instead. These had slightly wider posts and heads....and ended up a little closer to the edge than I would have liked.

Here's the mask screwed and stained:





Despite a little design work, the mask is still pretty tight and a bit tricky to put on. I'm assuming that it will loosen up a bit and wear in. In which case, it might be perfect.

Lessons learned:

1. Design a touch extra space into a mask.
2. Don't rush.
3. Allow ample margins, you can always trim away excess later.
4. Use a glue as directed, and don't keep the house so cold.
5. A little advance planning and preparation might be helpful.
6. Know your materials and what you actually have in a drawer, not just your head.





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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1243 on: October 03, 2019, 12:01:19 AM
Don't you worry Nix, I'll design you a badge... It'll be all artistic like too... and edgy.  :2tu:


Ahhhhh.....best to leave these things to the professionals, Fuzzy.   :dwts:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1244 on: October 03, 2019, 12:32:59 AM
Fuzzbucket- Excellent doorstop!


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1245 on: October 03, 2019, 12:59:50 AM
Fuzzbucket- Excellent doorstop!

Yeah, I think that's how both Mrs Bucket and the lovely Ms Carter describe him too. When they're trying to say something positive. Which I understand is fairly rare.......  :facepalm:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1246 on: October 03, 2019, 01:06:38 AM
Yeah, I think that's how both Mrs Bucket and the lovely Ms Carter describe him too. When they're trying to say something positive. Which I understand is fairly rare.......  :facepalm:

 :D
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1247 on: October 03, 2019, 01:07:14 AM
Day 1- Thanks for the kind comments, folks! It may be one of the last days for shorts here until spring, but Mini Bruks rides nicely in my right side cargo pocket. Best part is, Mrs. Sheradin hasn't noticed yet...   :rofl:

 :tu:    :like:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
Hold Fast


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1248 on: October 03, 2019, 01:19:48 AM
I think that's a mighty fine effort for a start on the mask :like:, Nix. If you think it's too tight, you can send that one to Bruce and make a betterer one for Lyndaxe  :think:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1249 on: October 03, 2019, 01:21:00 AM
What, she hasn't noticed the big bit of wood in your pants?

He's probably always just happy to see her  :facepalm:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1250 on: October 03, 2019, 01:39:34 AM
 :facepalm:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1251 on: October 03, 2019, 01:48:07 AM
Nix, despite the little nuisances during the project. The mask turned out alright. Looks fine. The best part you learned a few lessons along the way.    :tu:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1252 on: October 03, 2019, 01:58:34 AM
Day 3

It's going to be a hot Spring day today, and I'll be heading a couple hours North to our other house that settles sale on Monday.
Quick little chop with Bruce, I used him a while back to cut the dead branch off this tree, the big bit in the left is now dead and will have to come down. There were some branch bits I used Bruce to cut to length. This bit took two one handed blows, but with two hands and the supporting stump block could have been one

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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1253 on: October 03, 2019, 02:05:47 AM
Day2
While I am going to be trying to primary the SOG Fasthawk its short edge makes it a questionable choice in the kitchen. Enter this un-named Camillus bearded hatchet from the 'XPLORE' gift set they offered a few years ago.
I always thought this thing looked better suited for the kitchen anyway. Now we'll find out.

So what's for dinner... hatch pepper roasted turkey with Colby cheese on fresh whole wheat rolls
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1254 on: October 03, 2019, 02:17:06 AM
Nix, despite the little nuisances during the project. The mask turned out alright. Looks fine. The best part you learned a few lessons along the way.    :tu:

 :cheers:

We'll see how it does over the course of the challenge.  ;)


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1255 on: October 03, 2019, 02:17:49 AM
So what's for dinner... hatch pepper roasted turkey with Colby cheese on fresh whole wheat rolls

Nice! I love Hatch chiles.  :D


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1256 on: October 03, 2019, 02:24:00 AM
This is something our local grocery does when Hach are in season. Im not shure if the peppers are pre-roasted or green but they just turn them into a paste, cover the turkey and roast the whole mess into something really tasty.
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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1257 on: October 03, 2019, 02:28:19 AM
Day 1- Thanks for the kind comments, folks! It may be one of the last days for shorts here until spring, but Mini Bruks rides nicely in my right side cargo pocket. Best part is, Mrs. Sheradin hasn't noticed yet...   :rofl:
Wow, thats kinda neat!  :cheers:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1258 on: October 03, 2019, 02:29:59 AM
Fuzzaxe Fakeaxe Day 2

Sorry, not much use for the axe today, it's been a very long busy hectic day and the only cutting tools employed were my circular saw and chop saw, and both pretty much used to their limit.

However, the axe still came in useful at one point - to prop a door open when I came home so that I could put some tools and materials away...  :2tu:

(Image removed from quote.)
Excellent use! Another use I hadn’t thought of! Thats why I like doing these challenges!  :like: :cheers:


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Re: 30-day axe challenge
Reply #1259 on: October 03, 2019, 02:54:36 AM
He's probably always just happy to see her  :facepalm:

 :rofl:


 

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