Introduction: Handle Making
late again bad wookie : ( ok so maybe i cant teach you how to make a tomahawk like the one i made today but i can show you how to make the handle
Step 1: Matereals
for this you need a hard wood, i'm using a piece oak i cut off part of an old broken shovel handle a little thick but it will do, as for lenigth its really personal preference, i just cut it the same as my favorite hammer and called it good
Step 2: Begin Carving
mark the middle of your handle material and go with the grain, then start using thumb assisted cuts to get it into the shape you want, make it 1/4 to 1/2 an inch longer than your head is and don't remove too much, make it a snug fit
Step 3: Almost There
after cleaning out the inside of my hole a little more i got it to drop down on snug, now you need to cut along that line you marked earlier with a thin blade, i just used a hack saw, make it as deep as your head
Step 4: Spreading
now take a thin piece of wood and sharpen it to a flat edge, i just used a hand plane and sand paper but you can also carve it if you like, pound that in a good ways and break it off, my head was on there pretty tight by now but just to help keep it that way i pounded in a nail cross ways
Step 5: Done
alright be safe and have fun
6 Comments
6 years ago
I forged my own blade but couldn't find a handle. this will be perfect.
7 years ago
I found a pretty small old hatchet head in the woods and can't seem to find a handle in the store for it. I think this will do very well. Thanks.
8 years ago on Introduction
I have an almost identical axe. Thanks for sharing.
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
really? that's cool, railroad spikes are fun
8 years ago on Introduction
Great idea about cutting the top- it would have saved me a split handle! Wish I was smart enough to have thought of it.... Thanks!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
your welcome, thanks for looking