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Title: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: BHTGdogs on October 05, 2011, 05:57:00 PM
Just found one and would like to make it look original.
Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: Pat B 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?
Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: BHTGdogs on October 05, 2011, 11:26:00 PM
it deffinetly not knapped so pecked and ground.
Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: Osagetree 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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Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: fish n chicks on October 06, 2011, 09:18:00 AM
That's just awesome O-tree.
Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: Tom Leemans on October 10, 2011, 12:03:00 PM
Hmmmm ergonomic handle too! Cool!
Title: Re: How do you haft an stone axe head?
Post by: Osagetree 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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