Axe yourself if you need one of these?

[Todd Bradshaw]

If I ever buy one I'd probably chop my fingers off, but I saw one of these little carving axes in the local store and what a lovely little tool. The handle was a bit rough, but it's one of those tools that just feel good in your hand. Makes you want to go find a big blank of wood and start hewing the garboards for an Oselvor.

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[ssor]

Just find a big tree and chop away everything that doesn't look like a boat. ;)

[hokiefan]

If I ever buy one I'd probably chop my fingers off, but I saw one of these little carving axes in the local store and what a lovely little tool. The handle was a bit rough, but it's one of those tools that just feel good in your hand. Makes you want to go find a big blank of wood and start hewing the garboards for an Oselvor.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=5212

You laugh, but... This weekend I was working on the new deck for the pool, and installing some joists. Turns out the scrap I used to set the joist hangers in one section was ~3/16" narrower than the joists I cut for that section, so naturally they stood 3/16" proud.:mad: After a minute of thought, I whipped out my axe, sharpened it, and used it to remove the offended 3/16" (close enough) on the 5 joists. Mission accomplished!

Well, 10 minutes later I was in the kitchen washing a bloody finger and muttering alot. My wife walked by and said, "I didn't think that axe was a good idea." She just laughed when I said it wasn't the axe, it was a solid blow from the hammer. Somehow her laughter didn't help the way my finger was throbbing at that moment.:o

The trials and tribulations of a jack-leg carpenter.:p

Oh, and that little axe would have been just the right tool.

Cheers,

Bobby

[Todd Bradshaw]

Trust me, I never laugh when it comes to the possibility of chopping off a finger..... The combination of my somewhat klutzy nature and sharp objects scares the living sh!t out of me.

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[hokiefan]

Trust me, I never laugh when it comes to the possibility of chopping off a finger..... The combination of my somewhat klutzy nature and sharp objects scares the living sh!t out of me.

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You just had to do it didn't you. Its really hard to play with a bandaged up middle finger on my left hand. I'm not worthy of the instruments you have on the wall, but I've been teaching myself for 7-8 months, and its starting to resemble music a little bit. Maybe be the end of the week I can play a little.

My left thumb is slightly lopsided from an accident with a hatchet in the 7th grade. I have great respect for the power of such tools. I was lucky I only nicked the tip. That was worth 4-5 stitches as it was.:eek:

Cheers,

Bobby

[TimH]

nice...even with the discount its still pricey...

[seedtick]

Store bought ones are pretty pricey and have a good chance of not fitting your size or style. Look up a good blacksmith in your area and have him make a couple for you. If it issn't right for you, you can go back and have him tweak it for you. A small hand adze can be made from a framing hammer head and a larger one can be made from spring steel.

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[Jim Ledger]

What're you making, Seedtick, a pirougue? I like your shed.

[seedtick]

It's a dugout, which was the forerunner of the plank pirouge. Start with a sinker cypress log and as SSOR said "..chop away everything that doesn't look like a boat..."

[Hughman]

I found the larger gutter adze at a yard sale for $5.00. needs a handle, though.