Axe restore for Big C

[nemo]

Big C bought an axe for $8 at an auction and asked what can I do with it. The axe was use to chop down metal fence post I think, it was in sad shape.

[nemo]

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[nemo]

Here is the progress after the initial cleaning and profiling.

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[BIGC]

haha I had done forgot about this thing.

[Dashammer]

My grandmother used to say if you can't kill it with a garden hoe then get the double bit pole ax.

[Livewire]

Pretty impressive work

Looks 100% better

[BIGC]

Pretty impressive work

Looks 100% better

And thats why I handed it off to Nemo to restore.. Looks worlds better than it did the night I bought it.

[Dashammer]

My grandmother said you could kill anything in the world with double bit pole ax.

[nemo]

Ok got some time tonight. Got one edge from blunt couldn't cut air, to could possibly cut warm butter, to cut trough a wet paper bag, now it's at cut my finger maybe need a bandaid. More to come when time allows.

Edge about 1/8 thick after reshape to get chunks out.

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Edge now almost meeting to form a cutting edge.

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