Thread: Wiebelhaus & Co Axe

I got this axe head off trade me for $15, I'm pretty sure it's one of the heads that were made between 1928 and 1950 in Germany.

It has been well used and was covered in rust when I first got it, so I cleaned it up a bit and decided to cut a branch off our feijoa hedge for the handle since it's really hard and dense and I didn't have any other suitable hard wood to use.

This is how it turned out, it's my first ever axe handle so I'm pretty pleased with it but I might need to thin the handle down a little bit.





Now I just need to put a proper edge on it and oil the handle.

I'm going to refinish my boyds rifle stock this summer since it has a lacquer coating that is all scratched and chipped from the bush, any suggestions on what to use? I'd use the same stuff on this axe handle as well since I don't have any thing else.

Looks good from here!

What did you use to whittle down the handle? Was it still wet when you worked it?

Got to love the home projects.

Danish oil for the finish?

I don't have many tools so I used the axe head its self to rough it out, a chisel to make the shoulder etc and then a file to smooth it. It was a little bit wet in the middle but mostly dry.

Originally Posted by MDub

I don't have many tools so I used the axe head its self to rough it out and then a file to smooth it. It was a little bit wet in the middle but mostly dry.

Great job mate!