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Offline BHTGdogs

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How do you haft an stone axe head?
« on: October 05, 2011, 05:57:00 PM »
Just found one and would like to make it look original.

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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2011, 10:38:00 PM »
It depends on the type of stone ax it is. Is it a knapped head or pecked and ground?
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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 11:26:00 PM »
it deffinetly not knapped so pecked and ground.

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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 04:21:00 AM »
Probably a more authentic way of doing it but here is one I did years back. I used wet rawhide. When it dries it shrinks tight.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 09:18:00 AM »
That's just awesome O-tree.

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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2011, 12:03:00 PM »
Hmmmm ergonomic handle too! Cool!
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Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2011, 04:14:00 PM »
The dogwood handle was from a tree my Dad planted years ago. The hafting job isn't to good but it does hold well. I gave it to my friends boy and he promised not to use it as the head was a real artifact.
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