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Dec 22, 2020, 05:42 PM
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My hatchet restoration.
Found this hatchet on a farm near my house. I restored the head and made the handle from a ash log from my property. I'm going to give it to the home owner as a token of my appreciation.
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Dec 22, 2020, 05:53 PM
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very nice....can you show a pic of the dug condition?
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Dec 22, 2020, 06:31 PM
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Unfortunately I had it in vinegar before I thought about it. This was the least crusty and pitted that I had. This is also my first restoration of this kind. I have about 6 ax and 1 hatchet in a box of stuff my wife and I have found. Wanted to do a test run on one I wasn't going to keep. I believe this hatchet is probably 1930 to 1950.
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Dec 22, 2020, 06:33 PM
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This is the only head we have where the back of it isn't mushroomed horribly.
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Dec 23, 2020, 08:33 AM
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Beveled the edge and afixed the head to the handle today.
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Dec 23, 2020, 09:47 AM
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Beautiful work! 
Mike (aka Dizz)
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Dec 23, 2020, 11:10 AM
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Hi. I have a big mattock that I want to restore, but don’t really know where to begin. Mind sharing any tips on how to restore iron? Your axe came out in amazing shape!
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Dec 23, 2020, 06:20 PM
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I soaked it in vinegar and water for three days then ground the rust and pits off with a 4" disc grinder. Followed by an orbital sander using 60 grit - 220 grit to smooth it all down.
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Dec 24, 2020, 01:34 PM
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That is a beautiful restoration job you did. The owner is going to appreciate that. Good luck and thanks for posting pics!
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”
– Albert Einstein
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Apr 08, 2021, 05:22 AM
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 Detect everyday like it's the last day of the season!
Man that hatchet turned out beautiful Doug. 
Too bad we couldn't see what it looked like before the restoration, great work though.
Dave
“I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.”
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
“Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.”
― John Wayne
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