Field Axe *NEEDED*

[333.okh]

So, I carry an axe while hiking and doing Forestry Wildlife and Firefighting work. I had a highly modified FSS Collins Cruiser Axe that had one bit cut off and turned to a hammer poll and a knob scroll handle....well that all broke the other day with a crack in the head.

I am looking to replace this axe....I need 1.75 to 2.5 pound head with a knob scroll handle. I have the interior live oak to have the handle carved. It will be 36" long...yes that is very long for a small weight head, but the head will have a 4 inch cutting surface.

This axe is bearded, and also used as a crutch or hiking stick while holding the sheathed head......

NOW WHO DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR MAKING THE HEAD EITHER MODIFYING EXISTING HEADS OR FORGING A NEW ONE?

 

[BluntForgedEdge]

Try contacting this fellow:

Brent Bailey Forge

Hope you find what you're looking for and Enjoy!

 

[046]

Try contacting this fellow:

Brent Bailey Forge

Hope you find what you're looking for and Enjoy!

thanks for that link .. wonderful resource!

 

[tjcoogan]

Tuatahi make beautiful axes. They are not cheap but are a work of art, many different grind options. They make be able to help you on a special order.

 

[bert0168]

See if you can find a blacksmith near you, they might be able to repair the head if it is only cracked.

I know they repair their own forging tools and hammers.

 

[333.okh]

awesome links..............oh how i wish we could repair my head...oh that sounds wrong,but it is not only cracked but missing a piece.

 

[Metals406]

awesome links..............oh how i wish we could repair my head...oh that sounds wrong,but it is not only cracked but missing a piece.

You can repair it. . . Take it to a local welder. He should be able to weld your piece back on, and weld the crack.

 

[mad murdock]

awesome links..............oh how i wish we could repair my head...oh that sounds wrong,but it is not only cracked but missing a piece.

Should still be repairable, and able to restore temper as well.

 

[333.okh]

Should still be repairable, and able to restore temper as well.

even id there is a triangular piece and inch wide and two inches tall missing

 

[Gologit]

even id there is a triangular piece and inch wide and two inches tall missing

Yup. A good blacksmith or a millwright could fix it better than new.

Metals406 could probably fix it one handed while he ate his lunch with the other hand.

 

[Metals406]

Yup. A good blacksmith or a millwright could fix it better than new.

Metals406 could probably fix it one handed while he ate his lunch with the other hand.

:redface::redface:

 

[Metals406]

even if there is a triangular piece and inch wide and two inches tall missing

Throw up a couple pictures boss -- lets see what you have to deal with.

 

[333.okh]

Throw up a couple pictures boss -- lets see what you have to deal with.

So now I just feel stupid. I left it anchored into a stump behind the Trinity Summit Guard Station in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. I will replace it, but also we get it back this summer and get it fixed. Man that was dumb on my part.